Health & Physical Education at Southern New Hampshire 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 Southern New Hampshire University stacks up to those at other schools.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 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.

SNHU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

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, SNHU does offer online courses in phys ed for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

The phys ed program at SNHU awarded 129 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from SNHU, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	74
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,850	$41,130
Coaches and Scouts	1,120	$39,880
Athletic Trainers	220	$50,210
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	60	$80,350
Exercise Physiologists	40	$52,990

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.