Health & Physical Education at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and has a total student population of 3,165. In 2021, 37 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Hilo.

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.

UH Hilo Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

UH Hilo Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UH Hilo 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 UH Hilo 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 Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	332
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	371
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	419
	465

Earnings of UH Hilo Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Hilo is $23,105. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH Hilo. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Hawaii at Hilo with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UH Hilo 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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,050	$50,560
Athletic Trainers	150	$59,990

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 Vreed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.