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Health & Physical Education at Westfield State University

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Health & Physical Education at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. Of the 1,181 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Westfield State University in 2021, 56 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.

Westfield Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Westfield Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Westfield compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Westfield 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 171
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools 303
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 375
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 397

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Westfield Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Westfield is $31,057. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Westfield. About 41% were men and 59% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Westfield 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 Westfield State University 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 3
White 45
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Westfield 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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 11,880 $59,350
Coaches and Scouts 7,280 $50,200
Athletic Trainers 670 $56,850
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 390 $74,730
Athletes and Sports Competitors 340 $63,700

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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