Health & Physical Education at Colorado Mesa University

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

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and has a total student population of 9,110. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

Colorado Mesa Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado Mesa

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Colorado Mesa offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Colorado Mesa Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

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

Colorado Mesa Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in phys ed from Colorado Mesa in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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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 CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,040	$46,330
Coaches and Scouts	7,930	$38,470
Athletic Trainers	430	$53,030
Athletes and Sports Competitors	370	$183,110
Exercise Physiologists	160	$49,890

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 Cygnusloop99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.