Health & Physical Education at Xavier University

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

Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and approximately 7,061 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,355 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Xavier University in 2021, 53 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.

Xavier Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Xavier Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Xavier 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 Xavier 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 Master’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	267
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	277
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	307
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	512

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Xavier. This makes it the #267 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Xavier Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Xavier is $33,502. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Xavier

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

Xavier Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Xavier, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Xavier 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 Xavier University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Xavier Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 8 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Xavier, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Xavier, 63% 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 Xavier University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Xavier 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 OH, the home state for Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Athletic Trainers	1,220	$46,990
Exercise Physiologists	230	$51,580

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 Brendan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.