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Health & Physical Education at University of South Carolina - Aiken

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

UofSC Aiken is located in Aiken, South Carolina and approximately 3,944 students attend the school each year. Of the 602 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Aiken in 2021, 53 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.

UofSC Aiken Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

UofSC Aiken Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

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 UofSC Aiken 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 Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 151
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 254
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools 305
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools 318
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 393
Best Health & Physical Education Schools 410
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Earnings of UofSC Aiken Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC Aiken is $25,013. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at UofSC Aiken

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

UofSC Aiken Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from UofSC Aiken. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UofSC Aiken are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 South Carolina - Aiken with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 27
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Aiken.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 3,430 $34,170
Coaches and Scouts 3,390 $50,250
Athletic Trainers 490 $42,590
Athletes and Sports Competitors 220 $36,260
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 210 $66,610

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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