The Physical Education Major at The University of Texas at Austin

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Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at The University of Texas at Austin

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general, take a look at what The University of Texas at Austin has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education

UT Austin Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Rankings

The physical education major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General. 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.

Physical Education Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Program

16% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of physical education bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical education 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 physical education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Physical Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical education 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
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,640	$67,210
Athletes and Sports Competitors	310	$130,580

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

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