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Health & Physical Education at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Health & Physical Education at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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.

UT Knoxville Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Health & Physical Education Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

64% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UT Knoxville, 74% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 37
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management 37
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 25

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Coaches and Scouts 4,390 $46,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 3,720 $43,890
Athletic Trainers 540 $44,590
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 130 $56,890

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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