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Health & Physical Education at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. Of the 5,247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 146 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.

UIC Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UIC Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UIC 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 UIC 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
83
Best Health & Physical Education Schools 145
192

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UIC. This makes it the #250 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from UIC Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $29,899. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% 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 UIC

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

UIC Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 146 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from UIC in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 45
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UIC Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The phys ed program at UIC awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIC 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 16,430 $46,670
Coaches and Scouts 10,670 $38,760
Athletic Trainers 1,480 $44,380
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 580 $61,840

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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