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Health & Physical Education at Boston College

Health & Physical Education at Boston College

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

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

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.

Boston College Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Boston College Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

36% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Boston College, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 38
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management 41

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 11,880 $59,350
Coaches and Scouts 7,280 $50,200
Athletic Trainers 670 $56,850
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 390 $74,730
Athletes and Sports Competitors 340 $63,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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