Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Health & Physical Education at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Health & Physical Education at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNCW Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

UNCW Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at UNCW 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.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

undefined

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UNCW 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 Wilmington with a bachelor's in phys ed.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 136
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 172
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 9

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 Wilmington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.