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Health & Physical Education at University of Dubuque

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Health & Physical Education at University of Dubuque

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

UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and approximately 2,180 students attend the school each year. Of the 423 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Dubuque 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.

UD Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

UD Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at UD 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
162
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 166
168
Best Health & Physical Education Schools 172
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 230
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools 395
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools 525

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from UD Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $30,561. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The phys ed program at UD awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UD 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 Dubuque with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 IA, the home state for University of Dubuque.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Coaches and Scouts 4,590 $30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 3,590 $32,880
Athletic Trainers 300 $47,260
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 270 $69,900
Exercise Physiologists 40 $49,120

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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