Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at Austin

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 Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 291 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Austin.

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 Austin Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UT Austin 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 Austin 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
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
	166

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UT Austin. This makes it the #208 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from UT Austin Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $33,497. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its phys ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	144
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UT Austin Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 10 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Athletic Trainers	2,370	$56,170
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,640	$67,210
Exercise Physiologists	490	$46,240

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.