Health & Physical Education at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from UNK.

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.

UNK Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UNK Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UNK 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 UNK 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
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	58
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	196
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	322
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	690

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UNK. This makes it the #323 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from UNK Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNK is $29,497. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from UNK in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNK Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from UNK in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UNK, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890
Coaches and Scouts	1,200	$40,870
Athletic Trainers	220	$45,880
Athletes and Sports Competitors	90	$67,930
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	90	$59,350

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.