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Health & Physical Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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Health & Physical Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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

IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 10,037. Of the 1,834 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus in 2021, 61 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.

IUP Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

IUP Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how IUP performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at IUP 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.

Ranking Type Rank
263

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from IUP. This makes it the #36 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from IUP Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUP is $28,692. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% 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 IUP

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

IUP Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 61 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from IUP, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at IUP 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 41
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

IUP Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

57% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 51 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from IUP in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from IUP, 92% 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 47
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

IUP also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student 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 PA, the home state for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,450 $35,420
Coaches and Scouts 7,200 $41,820
Athletic Trainers 1,690 $48,310
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,040 $67,100
Athletes and Sports Competitors 800 $48,710

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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