Health & Physical Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 19,764 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,694 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2021, 186 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 Greensboro Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UNC Greensboro Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UNC Greensboro 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 Greensboro 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 Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
	176
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291
	364

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UNC Greensboro. This makes it the #113 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNC Greensboro Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Greensboro is $26,789. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UNC Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in phys ed from UNC Greensboro. About 34% were men and 66% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 North Carolina at Greensboro with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	69
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UNC Greensboro Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from UNC Greensboro in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UNC Greensboro, 61% 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 Greensboro with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Greensboro also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration
• Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

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 Greensboro.

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 Willthacheerleader18 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.