Explore what Sport and Health Sciences graduates do
Studying Sport and Health Sciences enhances your understanding of human performance, health, and well-being, while developing practical, research, and analytical skills. These prepare you for careers within the sports and health sectors, as well as in business, education, and a range of other sectors.
Sport and Health Sciences graduates from Exeter commonly work in the following sectors:
- Business Operations and Management
- Education and Teaching
- Health and Social Care
- Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
While these sectors are popular among Sport and Health Sciences graduates, alumni from your course enter a broad range of jobs, sectors and further study, as you can see below.
Interested in career options that directly relate to your discipline or where your degree gives you a strong advantage? Start by exploring: What can I do with a Sport and Exercise Science degree?
Destinations of Exeter Sport and Health Sciences graduates
Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the Graduate Outcomes survey.
Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*
Accountancy, Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Audit Associate
- Financial Planner
- Financier
- Management Consultant
Business Operations and Management
- Business Development Manager
- Head of Trade
- Recruitment Consultant
- Technology Consultant
Education and Teaching
- Postgraduate Teaching Associate
- School Games Organiser
- Sports Assistant
- Teacher (Physical Education)
Government / Emergency and Uniformed Services
- Army Officer
- Executive Officer (Government Department)
- Midshipman
Healthcare
- Clinical Exercise Specialist
- Healthcare Assistant
- Physiotherapist
- Occupational Health technician
- Sports Massage Therapist
Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
- Events and Catering Manager
- Marketing Assistant
- Outdoor Activity Instructor
Public Health and Promotion
- Diabetes Prevention Practitioner
- Medical Education Administrator
- Screening Physiologist (Clinical Studies)
Sport and Exercise Science and Nutrition
- Athlete
- Athletic Development Coach
- Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Rugby Performance Analyst
- Sports Coordinator
- Tennis Coach
Most employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Graduates from your discipline have gone on to work for a range of employers. You can explore some recent examples below.*
- Anatomy Physiotherapy
- Bishop Flemming
- Charlton FC
- City Football Group
- Civil Service
- Corrigenda
- D2 Real Estate
- DTB Sports and Events
- Ealing Trailfinders Foundation
- G2V
- Grierson Dickens
- Hartlepool United FC
- Hawkeye Innovations
- James Latham Golf
- LIDL
- Lancia Consult
- NHS
- Premier Education
- St Leonards & St Ives Tennis Club
- Simbec-Orion
- TRIA
- Ted Wragg Trust
- University of Bath
- University of Bristol
- University of Exeter
Graduates from your discipline have pursued various programmes of further study. You can explore some recent examples below.**
Further study related to your discipline
- MSc Applied Sport Psychology
- MSc Human Nutrition
- MSc Physiology of Sport
- MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine
- MSc Strength and Conditioning
- MSc Public Health
Further study in other disciplines
- MSc Finance and Management
- MSc Psychology (Conversion)
- MSc Real Estate
- PGCE Secondary Physical Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL)
Useful resources
- Discover what matters to you in a future career using our Know Yourself page.
- Explore your career options using our Employment Sectors page.
- Consider your further study options by visiting our postgraduate study page.
- Browse Exeter alumni career paths using the University's alumni profiles database and LinkedIn's University of Exeter Alumni Tool (LinkedIn account required).
- View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the What do graduates do? report. Please note it does not cover all disciplines.
*Data is based on responses from full-time, UK-domiciled students who graduated between 2021/22 and 2022/23, as reported in the Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course titles are taken from the University of Exeter’s Career Destination Surveys (2021/22 to 2023/24).