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Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you plan to study sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General section at the bottom of this page.

UNC Chapel Hill Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education

UNC Chapel Hill Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Rankings

The physical education major at UNC Chapel Hill is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General. 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.

Physical Education Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of physical education bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education 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 physical education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 219
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

Careers That Physical Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical education 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

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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