Health & Physical Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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.

UNLV Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UNLV Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at UNLV 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	55
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

UNLV Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	265

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,970	$43,200
Coaches and Scouts	1,870	$35,870
Athletic Trainers	80	$41,530
Athletes and Sports Competitors	80	$89,730
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	40	$48,490

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 Stan Shebs under License

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