Health & Physical Education at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and approximately 5,547 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 41 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from MSU Moorhead.

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.

MSU Moorhead Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

MSU Moorhead Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at MSU Moorhead 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
	66
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	394

Earnings of MSU Moorhead Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Moorhead is $33,771. This is 18% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in phys ed from MSU Moorhead in 2021, 49% were men and 51% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,170	$44,340
Coaches and Scouts	4,500	$45,120
Athletic Trainers	740	$50,310
Exercise Physiologists	270	$55,840

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.