Health & Physical Education at Belhaven University

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

Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 4,999 students attend the school each year.

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.

Belhaven Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Belhaven Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Belhaven is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Physical Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Belhaven

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

Belhaven Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its phys ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Belhaven Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at Belhaven University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Belhaven University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management	35
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	15

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 Belhaven 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.