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Health & Physical Education at Mississippi University for Women

Health & Physical Education at Mississippi University for Women

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

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year.

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.

MUW Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

MUW Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at MUW 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 MUW

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

MUW Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi University for Women. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 25

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 University for Women.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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