Health & Physical Education at University of North Texas

What traits are you looking for in a phys ed school? To help you decide if University of North Texas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's phys ed program.

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,156 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas in 2021, 262 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.

UNT Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UNT Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at UNT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at UNT 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 Master’s Degree Schools	74
Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	78
	136
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	187

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UNT. This makes it the #74 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNT Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNT is $30,787. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 262 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNT, about 46% were men and 54% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Texas with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	109
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNT Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from UNT in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Texas with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration

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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Athletic Trainers	2,370	$56,170
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,640	$67,210
Exercise Physiologists	490	$46,240

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.