Health & Physical Education at Union County College

If you are interested in studying health & physical education, you may want to check out the program at Union County College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and has a total student population of 8,298.

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.

Union County College Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Phys Ed

Union County College Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Union County College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Union County College.

Union County College Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

5% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 95% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

Union County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union County College with a associate's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Union County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management	17

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 NJ, the home state for Union County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,310	$54,200
Coaches and Scouts	8,720	$51,290
Athletic Trainers	880	$51,890
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	260	$70,760
Exercise Physiologists	130	$51,280

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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