Health & Physical Education at Mount St Mary’s University

Every health and 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 Mount St Mary's University stacks up to those at other schools.

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,560. Of the 485 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount St Mary's University in 2021, 17 of them were health and physical education majors.

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.

The Mount Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at The Mount

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? The Mount offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

The Mount Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

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 The Mount 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
	25
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	112
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	374
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	490
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	583

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from The Mount. This makes it the #237 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of The Mount Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at The Mount is $33,439. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at The Mount

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Mount St Mary’s University.

The Mount Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from The Mount in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at The Mount 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 Mount St Mary's University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The Mount Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from The Mount, 60% 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 Mount St Mary's University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The Mount 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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,560	$46,270
Coaches and Scouts	3,880	$43,790
Athletic Trainers	390	$51,820
Athletes and Sports Competitors	230	$50,250
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	130	$68,540

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.