Health & Physical Education at Florida State University

What traits are you looking for in a phys ed school? To help you decide if Florida State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's phys ed program.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 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.

Florida State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Florida State

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Florida State offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Florida State Health & Physical Education Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 62 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Florida State, about 61% were men and 39% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Florida State, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida State University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	37
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Athletes and Sports Competitors	1,320	$76,870
Athletic Trainers	1,270	$45,130
Exercise Physiologists	380	$55,280

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.