Health & Physical Education at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

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 Wisconsin - Eau Claire stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and approximately 11,017 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,274 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire 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.

UW - Eau Claire Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

UW - Eau Claire Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Eau Claire 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 UW - Eau Claire 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
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	626
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	733

Earnings of UW - Eau Claire Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Eau Claire is $29,149. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UW - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in phys ed from UW - Eau Claire in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UW - Eau Claire 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 Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW - Eau Claire 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	5,710	$32,030
Coaches and Scouts	5,010	$31,930
Athletic Trainers	860	$49,370
Exercise Physiologists	260	$53,850
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	220	$56,880

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 Germon prez under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.