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Undergraduate Certificate in Health & Physical Education

Undergraduate Certificates in Health & Physical Education

480 Yearly Graduations
$24,195 Median Salary
$9,946 Median Debt
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 62% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.8% of phys ed graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Phys Ed Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 480 people earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in phys ed is $24,195. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $18,641 and the high is $29,164.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in phys ed is $9,946. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $11,770 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $8,121.

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Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $119.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in phys ed. About 60.2% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 289
Women 191
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The racial-ethnic distribution of phys ed undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 52
Hispanic or Latino 203
White 145
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 67
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to phys ed that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 24
Outdoor Education 7
Recreation Administration 2

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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