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Basic Certificate in Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General

Basic Certificates in Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General

258 Yearly Graduations
47% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 50 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.9% of physical education graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Physical Education Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 258 people earned their basic certificate in physical education. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in physical education at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 9,039
Associate Degree 2,288
Master’s Degree 1,102
Basic Certificate 258
Undergraduate Certificate 61
Graduate Certificate 43
Doctor’s Degree 18

Earnings of Physical Education 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

The data on debt ranges for physical education majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in physical education. About 53.1% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 137
Women 121
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The racial-ethnic distribution of physical education basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 15
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 77
White 116
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 25
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to physical education that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Fitness Technician 582
Sports Management 172
Outdoor Health & Fitness 128
Exercise Science 70
Sports Studies 38

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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