Health & Physical Education at California University of Pennsylvania

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

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,788 students attend the school each year. During the 2018-2019 academic year, 314 students received their master's degree in phys ed.

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.

Cal U Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cal U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Cal U does offer online courses in phys ed for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Cal U Health & Physical Education Rankings

In 2019, 314 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Cal U. This makes it the #2 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 314 phys ed majors earned their master's degree from Cal U. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Cal U, 71% 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 California University of Pennsylvania with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	224
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

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 California 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 Wjmoore17 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.