Health & Physical Education at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 99 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Kent State.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Kent State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	266

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Kent State. This makes it the #148 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Kent State Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $28,805. This is 1% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 99 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in phys ed from Kent State in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 79% 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	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	78
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Kent State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 phys ed majors earned their master's degree from Kent State. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Kent State, 72% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.