Health & Physical Education at University of Puget Sound

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at University of Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130. Of the 567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puget Sound in 2021, 17 of them were health and physical education majors.

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.

Puget Sound Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Puget Sound Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Puget Sound 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
	96
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	477
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	583

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Puget Sound Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Puget Sound is $32,428. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Puget Sound

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at University of Puget Sound.

Puget Sound Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Puget Sound. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Puget Sound are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Puget Sound also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student 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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	8,670	$54,220
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$52,970
Athletes and Sports Competitors	120	$78,370
Exercise Physiologists	60	$48,330

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.