Health & Physical Education at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 14,348. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from UNH.

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.

UNH Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UNH Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UNH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at UNH 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	417

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UNH. 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 UNH Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNH is $33,972. This is 19% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 75 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in phys ed from UNH in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UNH 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	69
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNH Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 9 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNH, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UNH, 78% 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,850	$41,130
Coaches and Scouts	1,120	$39,880
Athletic Trainers	220	$50,210
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	60	$80,350
Exercise Physiologists	40	$52,990

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 Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.