Health & Physical Education at Wayne State College

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 Wayne State College stacks up to those at other schools.

WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and approximately 4,202 students attend the school each year. Of the 681 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wayne State College in 2021, 32 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.

WSC Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

WSC Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how WSC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at WSC 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 Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	4
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
	121
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	373
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	441

Earnings of WSC Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSC is $31,547. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at WSC

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

WSC Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at WSC 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 Wayne State College with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WSC 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 NE, the home state for Wayne State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890
Coaches and Scouts	1,200	$40,870
Athletic Trainers	220	$45,880
Athletes and Sports Competitors	90	$67,930
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	90	$59,350

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.