Health & Physical Education at University of Central Oklahoma

If you are interested in studying health and physical education, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Oklahoma. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. Of the 2,442 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Oklahoma in 2021, 73 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.

UCO Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UCO Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UCO compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at UCO 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
	70
	170
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	567

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UCO. This makes it the #323 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from UCO Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCO is $30,477. This is 7% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

The phys ed program at UCO awarded 73 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% going to 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 Oklahoma with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCO Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in phys ed from UCO in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UCO, 100% 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 Oklahoma with a master's in phys ed.

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

UCO also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
• Recreation Administration

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,620	$35,840
Coaches and Scouts	2,140	$42,360
Athletic Trainers	330	$47,720
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	140	$46,930

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.