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Health & Physical Education at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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 Boston Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Health & Physical Education Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

88% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The phys ed program at UMass Boston awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 - Boston.

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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