Health & Physical Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. Of the 568 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2021, 5 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.

UAF Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UAF does offer online education options in phys ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAF Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UAF 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 UAF 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 Popular Online Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UAF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

UAF Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAF, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UAF 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 Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAF also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	600	$40,580
Coaches and Scouts	440	$45,740
Athletic Trainers	30	$46,870

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.