The main focus area for this major is Exercise Science and Kinesiology. 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 University of South Dakota. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at USD was ranked #153 on College Factual's Best Schools for phys ed list. It is also ranked #3 in South Dakota.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at USD paid an average of $372 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $257 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,697 | $11,172 |
Fees | $1,635 | $1,635 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $8,410 | $8,410 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,560 | $4,560 |
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USD 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 USD Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed in 2019-2020, 44.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Around 12.1% of phys ed bachelor’s degree recipients at USD in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 75 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 91 |
*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.