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Health & Physical Education at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. Of the 1,333 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Dakota in 2021, 59 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.

USD Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

USD Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at USD 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools 93

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from USD. This makes it the #93 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

51% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 59 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from USD in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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About 80% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 47
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

USD Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

37% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from USD, 85% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

USD also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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