Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Delta State University

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

Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,999. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from Delta State University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Education Teaching & Coaching section at the bottom of this page.

Delta State University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching

Delta State University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical education teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Delta State University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical education teaching major at Delta State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	5
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Schools	19
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	66
	82
Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools	198
	252
	296

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from Delta State University. This makes it the #22 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at Delta State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical education teaching majors at Delta State University.

Delta State University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 physical education teaching majors earned their bachelor's degree from Delta State University. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical education teaching bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Delta State University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	32
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Delta State University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

The physical education teaching program at Delta State University awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from Delta State University, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Delta State University with a master's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Delta State University also has a doctoral program available in physical education teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• English & Language Arts Education
• Music Education
• Social Studies Education

Careers That Physical Education Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical education teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Delta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Coaches and Scouts	1,370	$51,120
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,250	$32,090
Education Professors	510	$63,490

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kilobytezero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.