Health & Physical Education at Texas Woman’s University

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

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 16,433. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

TWU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at TWU

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

• Master’s Degree

TWU 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 TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 23 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from TWU, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 TX, the home state for Texas Woman's 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.