Health & Physical Education at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 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.

Kent State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Kent State Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Kent State 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 Kent State

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

Kent State Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Kent State 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Kent State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Kent State, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kent State University at Kent. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	60
Sports Management	57

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Athletic Trainers	1,220	$46,990
Exercise Physiologists	230	$51,580

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.