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Health & Physical Education at University of Utah

Health & Physical Education at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 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.

U of U Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

U of U Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at U of U 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 269
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness 37

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 3,150 $41,570
Coaches and Scouts 2,120 $37,230
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 590 $46,130
Athletic Trainers 270 $48,490
Athletes and Sports Competitors 180 $69,660

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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