Health & Physical Education at University of South Dakota

Every health & 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 South Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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.

USD Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

USD Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at USD 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.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USD Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from USD, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at University of South Dakota. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	86

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,150	$31,790
Coaches and Scouts	770	$34,370
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	150	$64,970
Athletic Trainers	130	$45,320
Exercise Physiologists	70	$47,540

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.