Health & Physical Education at University of Nebraska at Omaha

If you are interested in studying health and physical education, you may want to check out the program at University of Nebraska at Omaha. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 15,892 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

UNOMAHA Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UNOMAHA 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 UNOMAHA

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

UNOMAHA Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in phys ed from UNOMAHA in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UNOMAHA, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890
Coaches and Scouts	1,200	$40,870
Athletic Trainers	220	$45,880
Athletes and Sports Competitors	90	$67,930
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	90	$59,350

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 Beatmastermatt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.