Health & Physical Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIUC Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UIUC Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at UIUC 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	88
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UIUC Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	175

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.