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Health & Physical Education at Valdosta State University

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Health & Physical Education at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from VSU.

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.

VSU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

VSU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at VSU 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 VSU 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 Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 1,009

Earnings of VSU Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at VSU is $23,730. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from VSU. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at VSU 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

VSU 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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 6,030 $45,540
Coaches and Scouts 4,970 $45,510
Athletic Trainers 850 $48,870
Athletes and Sports Competitors 290 $67,760
Exercise Physiologists 180 $51,100

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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