Health & Physical Education at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Michigan 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Michigan 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	233
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Michigan State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Michigan State, 63% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	419

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,030	$37,690
Athletic Trainers	1,010	$51,230
Exercise Physiologists	450	$48,730
Athletes and Sports Competitors	110	$52,680

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.