Health & Physical Education at Montclair State University

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

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,005 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 118 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Montclair State.

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.

Montclair State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Montclair State Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Montclair State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Montclair 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	370

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Montclair State. This makes it the #335 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Montclair State Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Montclair State is $26,264. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Montclair State. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Montclair State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Montclair State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 phys ed majors earned their master's degree from Montclair State. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

Montclair State 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 NJ, the home state for Montclair State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,310	$54,200
Coaches and Scouts	8,720	$51,290
Athletic Trainers	880	$51,890
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	260	$70,760
Exercise Physiologists	130	$51,280

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 Yurinator180 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.