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Health & Physical Education at University of North Alabama

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Health & Physical Education at University of North Alabama

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

UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and approximately 8,086 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 75 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UNA.

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.

UNA Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UNA Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UNA 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 UNA 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
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools 217
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 321

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UNA. This makes it the #237 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UNA

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

UNA Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 75 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNA, about 48% were men and 52% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UNA 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 North Alabama with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 50
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UNA Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNA, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UNA, 60% 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 North Alabama with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 AL, the home state for University of North Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 2,800 $34,660
Coaches and Scouts 2,420 $44,030
Athletic Trainers 540 $41,690
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 260 $67,230
Exercise Physiologists 70 $44,900

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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