Health & Physical Education at University of the Southwest

What traits are you looking for in a phys ed school? To help you decide if University of the Southwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's phys ed program.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year.

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.

USW Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

USW Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at USW 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 USW

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

USW Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 University of the Southwest with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USW Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the Southwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	33
Sports Management	10

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,350	$39,010

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.