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Basic Certificate in Health & Physical Education

Basic Certificates in Health & Physical Education

1,248 Yearly Graduations
52% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 45% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.6% of phys ed graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Phys Ed Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,248 people earned their basic certificate in phys ed. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in phys ed at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 48,205
Master’s Degree 9,192
Associate Degree 5,648
Basic Certificate 1,248
Undergraduate Certificate 480
Graduate Certificate 307
Doctor’s Degree 305

Earnings of Phys Ed Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for phys ed students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in phys ed. About 52.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 594
Women 654
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The racial-ethnic distribution of phys ed basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 44
Black or African American 111
Hispanic or Latino 305
White 606
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 162
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to phys ed that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 97
Recreation Administration 48
Other Parks & Recreation Studies 42
Outdoor Education 24

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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