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Health & Physical Education at Mississippi State University

If you are interested in studying health and physical education, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

Mississippi State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed
  • Doctorate Degree in Phys Ed

Mississippi State Health & Physical Education Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

63% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 phys ed majors earned their master's degree from Mississippi State. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Mississippi State, 75% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Coaches and Scouts 1,370 $51,120
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1,250 $32,090
Athletic Trainers 220 $49,650
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 150 $62,070
Exercise Physiologists 40 $41,570

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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