Health & Physical Education at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. Of the 3,855 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2021, 158 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.

URI Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

URI Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how URI performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at URI 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	250

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from URI. This makes it the #250 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 158 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from URI. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	124
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

URI Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 9 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from URI, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from URI, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

URI 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Coaches and Scouts	1,050	$46,410
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	960	$45,170
Athletic Trainers	100	$53,790

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.