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Health & Physical Education at Southern Methodist University

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Health & Physical Education at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying health and physical education, you may want to check out the program at Southern Methodist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

SMU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

SMU Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

38% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from SMU in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from SMU, 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 Southern Methodist University with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 19,450 $38,650
Coaches and Scouts 13,270 $51,800
Athletic Trainers 2,370 $56,170
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,640 $67,210
Exercise Physiologists 490 $46,240

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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