Health & Physical Education at Point Loma Nazarene University

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at Point Loma Nazarene University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 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.

PLNU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

PLNU Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at PLNU

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

PLNU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a master’s in phys ed from PLNU in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from PLNU, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	38,340	$51,580
Coaches and Scouts	25,750	$45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	2,030	$114,220
Athletic Trainers	1,240	$58,060
Athletes and Sports Competitors	1,060	$125,160

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 OperaSmorg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.