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Health & Physical Education at Jackson State University

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Health & Physical Education at Jackson State University

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

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 6,921.

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.

Jackson State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Jackson State Health & Physical Education Rankings

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

70% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The phys ed program at Jackson State awarded 30 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

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In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 1
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 Jackson 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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