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Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 9 physical education teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching

GVSU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical education teaching programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU 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 GVSU 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
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 101
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 128
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Schools 132
Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 134
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools 156
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Schools 167
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Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 327
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools 403

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical education teaching program at GVSU awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Middle School Teachers 12,750 $64,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 7,030 $37,690
Education Professors 1,130 $76,650

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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