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Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio

What traits are you looking for in a phys ed school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at San Antonio is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's phys ed program.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 34,742 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,440 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2021, 465 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.

UTSA Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UTSA Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at UTSA 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 Focused Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools 198
413

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UTSA. This makes it the #49 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UTSA Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTSA is $25,860. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at UTSA

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

UTSA Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 465 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from UTSA. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 San Antonio with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 57
Hispanic or Latino 301
White 65
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

UTSA Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

66% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The phys ed program at UTSA awarded 41 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 34% of these degrees went to men with the other 66% going to women.

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In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UTSA 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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