Health & Physical Education at Wesley College

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

Wesley College is located in Dover, Delaware and has a total student population of 917. Of the 220 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wesley College in 2021, 45 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.

Wesley College Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wesley College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wesley College offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wesley College Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

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 Wesley College 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	254
Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	261
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	287
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	334
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	461
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	490
	509
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	560

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Wesley College. This makes it the #288 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Wesley College Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wesley College is $22,278. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Wesley College

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

Wesley College Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 45 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from Wesley College in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Wesley College with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wesley College Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in phys ed from Wesley College in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Wesley College, 83% 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 Wesley College with a master's in phys ed.

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

Wesley College 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 DE, the home state for Wesley College.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,040	$38,440
Coaches and Scouts	900	$40,190
Athletic Trainers	90	$47,930
Exercise Physiologists	50	$43,800

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 Toby Hudson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.