Health & Physical Education at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335.

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.

UCA Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UCA Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at UCA 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 UCA

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

UCA Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UCA 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	71
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCA Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UCA, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at University of Central Arkansas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	112
Sports Management	16

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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Coaches and Scouts	1,410	$47,560
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,260	$38,820
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	120	$50,560
Athletic Trainers	110	$46,700

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.