Health & Physical Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,694 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 200 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.

WCUPA Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how WCUPA 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 WCUPA 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
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In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from WCUPA. This makes it the #226 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from WCUPA Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCUPA is $27,786. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 200 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from WCUPA in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	159
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

WCUPA Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in phys ed from WCUPA. About 45% were men and 55% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from WCUPA, 91% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WCUPA 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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Coaches and Scouts	7,200	$41,820
Athletic Trainers	1,690	$48,310
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,040	$67,100
Athletes and Sports Competitors	800	$48,710

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.