Health & Physical Education at Merced College

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

Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 10,645.

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.

Merced Community College District Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Phys Ed

Merced Community College District Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Merced College.

Merced Community College District Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

37% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Merced Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merced College with a associate's in phys ed.

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

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at Merced College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Merced College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	26
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	1

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 CA, the home state for Merced College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	38,340	$51,580
Coaches and Scouts	25,750	$45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	2,030	$114,220
Athletic Trainers	1,240	$58,060
Athletes and Sports Competitors	1,060	$125,160

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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