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Mississippi State University MS in Health & Physical Education

26 Master's Degrees Awarded
$43,054 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Exercise Science and Kinesiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Mississippi State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in phys ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Phys Ed from Mississippi State Cost?

$8,910 Average Tuition and Fees

Mississippi State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Mississippi State paid an average of $1,331 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $495 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,800 $23,840
Fees $110 $110

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Phys Ed From Mississippi State?

$43,054 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of phys ed students who receive their master’s degree from Mississippi State is $43,054 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $39,565.

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Does Mississippi State Offer an Online MS in Phys Ed?

Online degrees for the Mississippi State phys ed master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mississippi State Online Learning page.

Mississippi State Master’s Student Diversity for Phys Ed

26 Master's Degrees Awarded
69.2% Women
26.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 26 master’s degrees in phys ed awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 69.2% of the students who received their MS in phys ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 26.9% of phys ed master’s degree recipients at Mississippi State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 15
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

MS in Phys Ed Focus Areas at Mississippi State

Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 26

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.

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