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Health & Physical Education at Messiah University

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Health & Physical Education at Messiah University

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

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,370. In 2021, 8 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Messiah.

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.

Messiah Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Messiah

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Messiah does offer online education options in phys ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Messiah Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Messiah 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.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Messiah. This makes it the #288 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Messiah 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 Messiah University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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

Messiah Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Messiah, 67% 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 Messiah University with a master's in phys ed.

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

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

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 PA, the home state for Messiah University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,450 $35,420
Coaches and Scouts 7,200 $41,820
Athletic Trainers 1,690 $48,310
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,040 $67,100
Athletes and Sports Competitors 800 $48,710

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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