Health & Physical Education at James Madison University

Every health & 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 James Madison University stacks up to those at other schools.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594.

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.

JMU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

JMU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at JMU 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 JMU

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

JMU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at JMU 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	217
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

JMU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from JMU, 69% 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 James Madison University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	38
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from James Madison University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management	186
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	140

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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370
Coaches and Scouts	6,910	$42,340
Athletic Trainers	790	$48,970
Exercise Physiologists	360	$58,560

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 Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.