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Health & Physical Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Health & Physical Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369.

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.

Ohio State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Ohio 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 123
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Ohio State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

42% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Ohio State, 66% 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 41
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management 168
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 47
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 33

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Coaches and Scouts 12,360 $40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 9,290 $32,960
Athletic Trainers 1,220 $46,990
Exercise Physiologists 230 $51,580

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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