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Health & Physical Education at University of Alabama in Huntsville

Health & Physical Education at University of Alabama in Huntsville

If you plan to study health & physical education, take a look at what University of Alabama in Huntsville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAH Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

UAH Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at UAH 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.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UAH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville.

UAH Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 32
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alabama in Huntsville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 40
Sports Management 8

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 2,800 $34,660
Coaches and Scouts 2,420 $44,030
Athletic Trainers 540 $41,690
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 260 $67,230
Exercise Physiologists 70 $44,900

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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