Health & Physical Education at University of West Alabama

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at University of West Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and approximately 5,734 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from University of West Alabama.

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.

University of West Alabama Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

University of West Alabama Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

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 University of West Alabama 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	411
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	783

Phys Ed Student Demographics at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 West Alabama with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of West Alabama 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 AL, the home state for University of West Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,800	$34,660
Coaches and Scouts	2,420	$44,030
Athletic Trainers	540	$41,690
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	260	$67,230
Exercise Physiologists	70	$44,900

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 Jet Lowe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.