Health & Physical Education at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. Of the 6,496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 386 of them were health and physical education majors.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	152
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	366

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #171 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNC Chapel Hill Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $26,942. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 386 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	257
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UNC Chapel Hill Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,040	$62,790
Athletic Trainers	880	$47,120

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.