Health & Physical Education at University of the Southwest

If you plan to study health and physical education, take a look at what University of the Southwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

USW Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USW does offer online courses in phys ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USW Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 25 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USW, about 52% were men and 48% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,350	$39,010

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.