Health & Physical Education at Texas Woman’s University

If you plan to study health and physical education, take a look at what Texas Woman's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 16,433 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from TWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Physical Education section at the bottom of this page.

TWU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed
• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at TWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? TWU offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

TWU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at TWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at TWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Physical Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	74
	147
	152
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	199

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from TWU. This makes it the #113 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from TWU Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at TWU is $30,660. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 132 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in phys ed from TWU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its phys ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Woman's University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	49
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

TWU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Woman's University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TWU also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Woman's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Athletic Trainers	2,370	$56,170
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,640	$67,210
Exercise Physiologists	490	$46,240

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.