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Health & Physical Education at The University of Alabama

Health & Physical Education at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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.

UA Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UA Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at UA 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.

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.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 151
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UA Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

49% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UA, 69% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 255
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness 2

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 2,800 $34,660
Coaches and Scouts 2,420 $44,030
Athletic Trainers 540 $41,690
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 260 $67,230
Exercise Physiologists 70 $44,900

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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