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Health & Physical Education at West Virginia Wesleyan College

Health & Physical Education at West Virginia Wesleyan College

If you are interested in studying health & physical education, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia Wesleyan College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066.

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.

West Virginia Wesleyan Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

West Virginia Wesleyan Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Virginia Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia Wesleyan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 19
Sports Management 2

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Coaches and Scouts 870 $48,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 690 $33,730
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 230 $60,630
Athletic Trainers 190 $45,170
Exercise Physiologists 100 $40,440

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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