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Health & Physical Education at Mercy College

Health & Physical Education at Mercy College

What traits are you looking for in a phys ed school? To help you decide if Mercy College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's phys ed program.

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547.

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.

Mercy Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Mercy Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Mercy 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 Mercy

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

Mercy Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its phys ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercy College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 20

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 NY, the home state for Mercy College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 24,160 $59,520
Coaches and Scouts 10,320 $56,320
Athletic Trainers 1,440 $49,960
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,320 $78,150
Exercise Physiologists 320 $68,180

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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