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Health & Physical Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

UMass Amherst Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

UMass Amherst Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

13% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from UMass Amherst in 2020-2021, 87% were men and 13% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 11,880 $59,350
Coaches and Scouts 7,280 $50,200
Athletic Trainers 670 $56,850
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 390 $74,730
Athletes and Sports Competitors 340 $63,700

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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