Health & Physical Education at Mount St Mary’s University

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

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and approximately 2,560 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

The Mount Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at The Mount

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

The Mount Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at The Mount

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Mount St Mary’s University.

The Mount Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 phys ed majors earned their master's degree from The Mount. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from The Mount, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,560	$46,270
Coaches and Scouts	3,880	$43,790
Athletic Trainers	390	$51,820
Athletes and Sports Competitors	230	$50,250
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	130	$68,540

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.