Health & Physical Education at University of Southern Mississippi

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at University of Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 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.

Southern Miss Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Southern Miss Health & Physical Education Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a master's degree in phys ed from Southern Miss. About 55% were men and 45% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Southern Miss, 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.