Health & Physical Education at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 352 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Knoxville.

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.

UT Knoxville Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UT Knoxville compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UT Knoxville 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
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	250

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #27 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UT Knoxville Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $26,959. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

The phys ed program at UT Knoxville awarded 352 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UT Knoxville 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	269
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UT Knoxville Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 55 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Knoxville, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UT Knoxville, 73% 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Coaches and Scouts	4,390	$46,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,720	$43,890
Athletic Trainers	540	$44,590
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	130	$56,890

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.