The main focus area for this major is Sports Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at University of Florida. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for phys ed majors, UF came in at #27. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for UF.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UF paid an average of $856 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $149 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,477 | $25,694 |
Fees | $1,904 | $2,965 |
Books and Supplies | $890 | $890 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,590 | $10,590 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,570 | $3,570 |
Learn more about UF tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UF in Phys Ed walked away with an average of $19,500 in student debt. That is 19% lower than the national average of $23,980.
The median early career salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UF is $33,993 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $27,962.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UF offers online option in its phys ed bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UF Online Learning page.
About 20.7% of the students who received their BS in phys ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in phys ed at UF in 2019-2020, 33.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 61 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Sports Management | 92 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Recreation Administration | 59 |
*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.