Health & Physical Education at University of Central Florida

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at University of Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. Of the 15,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 28 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.

UCF Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UCF Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at UCF 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.

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UCF. This makes it the #54 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCF, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCF Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 phys ed majors earned their master's degree from UCF. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UCF, 51% were white. This is typical 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 Florida with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCF 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Athletes and Sports Competitors	1,320	$76,870
Athletic Trainers	1,270	$45,130
Exercise Physiologists	380	$55,280

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.