Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Eastern Michigan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Eastern Michigan was ranked #412 on College Factual's Best Schools for phys ed list. It is also ranked #14 in Michigan.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan paid an average of $450 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $13,500 | $13,500 |
Fees | $1,795 | $1,795 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,350 | $11,350 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,142 | $2,142 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Phys Ed students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan took out an average of $28,813 in student loans. That is 20% higher than the national average of $23,980.
The median early career salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan is $32,124 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $27,962.
Eastern Michigan does not offer an online option for its phys ed bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Michigan Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed in 2019-2020, 40.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.8% of the phys ed bachelor’s degrees at Eastern Michigan in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 17 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 92 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General | 8 |
Sports Management | 65 |
Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 50 |
*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.
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