Health & Physical Education at Mississippi College

Every health & physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at Mississippi College stacks up to those at other schools.

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and has a total student population of 4,667.

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.

MC Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

MC Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at MC 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 MC

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

MC Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at MC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MC Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from MC, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	45
Sports Management	16

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Coaches and Scouts	1,370	$51,120
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,250	$32,090
Athletic Trainers	220	$49,650
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	150	$62,070
Exercise Physiologists	40	$41,570

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.