Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at University of Massachusetts - Boston

If you plan to study sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general, take a look at what University of Massachusetts - Boston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Boston Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education
• Master’s Degree in Physical Education

UMass Boston Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Rankings

The physical education major at UMass Boston is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical education, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Education Student Demographics at UMass Boston

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical education majors at University of Massachusetts - Boston.

UMass Boston Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of physical education bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in physical education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	53
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UMass Boston Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of physical education master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in physical education.

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

Related Majors

• Sports Studies

Careers That Physical Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,880	$59,350
Coaches and Scouts	7,280	$50,200
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$74,730
Athletes and Sports Competitors	340	$63,700

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 Daderot under License

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