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Health & Physical Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

UNLV Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

UNLV Health & Physical Education Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

73% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in phys ed from UNLV in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from UNLV, 73% 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 University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 1
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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 2,970 $43,200
Coaches and Scouts 1,870 $35,870
Athletic Trainers 80 $41,530
Athletes and Sports Competitors 80 $89,730
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 40 $48,490

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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