Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from ECU.

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.

ECU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ECU offers distance education options for physical education teaching at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

ECU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical education teaching progam at ECU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 ECU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
	43
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools	45
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Schools	95
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	359

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from ECU. This makes it the #87 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of physical education teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ECU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical education teaching master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from ECU, 100% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECU 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

• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Drama & Dance Education
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Art 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Education Professors	2,500	$66,990

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.