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Health & Physical Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Health & Physical Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study health and 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. Of the 12,018 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University - Main Campus in 2021, 192 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.

Ohio State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Ohio State. This makes it the #46 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Ohio State Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $32,444. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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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
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The phys ed program at Ohio State awarded 192 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.

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About 67% 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 22
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 129
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Ohio State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

47% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a master's degree in phys ed from Ohio State. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Ohio State, 80% 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 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 36
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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