Health & Physical Education at University of Connecticut

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at University of Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in phys ed.

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.

UCONN Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

UCONN Health & Physical Education Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 phys ed majors earned their master's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,690	$53,530
Coaches and Scouts	3,350	$41,820
Athletes and Sports Competitors	280	$67,800
Athletic Trainers	210	$58,920
Exercise Physiologists	50	$60,560

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.