The main focus area for this major is Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at San Jose State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. San Jose State is in the top 10% of the country for phys ed. More specifically it was ranked #46 out of 663 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in California.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
Fees | $2,110 | $2,110 |
Books and Supplies | $1,035 | $1,035 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,986 | $16,986 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at San Jose State in Phys Ed walked away with an average of $14,500 in student debt. That is 40% lower than the national average of $23,980.
The median early career salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from San Jose State is $38,597 per year. That is 38% higher than the national average of $27,962.
San Jose State does not offer an online option for its phys ed bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the San Jose State Online Learning page.
About 48.3% of the students who received their BS in phys ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 71.1% of the phys ed bachelor’s degrees at San Jose State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 83 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 66 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 57 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General | 232 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 31 |
*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.
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