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Health & Physical Education at Upper Iowa University

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Health & Physical Education at Upper Iowa University

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

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and approximately 3,610 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UIU.

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.

UIU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UIU offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UIU Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at UIU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools 38
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools 38
Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Schools 82
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools 122
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 797

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from UIU. This makes it the #122 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UIU

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

UIU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in phys ed from UIU. About 83% were men and 17% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at UIU 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 Upper Iowa University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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

UIU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

36% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIU, about 64% were men and 36% were women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UIU, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

UIU 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 IA, the home state for Upper Iowa University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Coaches and Scouts 4,590 $30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 3,590 $32,880
Athletic Trainers 300 $47,260
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 270 $69,900
Exercise Physiologists 40 $49,120

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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