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Health & Physical Education at Virginia State University

Health & Physical Education at Virginia State University

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 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.

Virginia State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Virginia State Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

63% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management 14

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 VA, the home state for Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,720 $41,370
Coaches and Scouts 6,910 $42,340
Athletic Trainers 790 $48,970
Exercise Physiologists 360 $58,560

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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