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Health & Physical Education at Eastern Michigan University

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Health & Physical Education at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,309 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2021, 97 of them were health and physical education majors.

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.

Eastern Michigan Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Eastern Michigan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Eastern Michigan 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.

Ranking Type Rank
95
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools 158
Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools 240
Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools 270
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 557

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #155 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Eastern Michigan Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $32,922. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The phys ed program at Eastern Michigan awarded 97 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Eastern Michigan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 65
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Eastern Michigan Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

29% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 65% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Eastern Michigan also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 7,030 $37,690
Athletic Trainers 1,010 $51,230
Exercise Physiologists 450 $48,730
Athletes and Sports Competitors 110 $52,680

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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