Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Jackson State University

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

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 6,921. In 2021, 29 physical education teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Jackson State.

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.

Jackson State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

Jackson State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical education teaching major at Jackson State 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 Popular Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Schools	61
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	73
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	77
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
	95
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Schools	118
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools	343

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from Jackson State. This makes it the #77 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of physical education teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical physical education teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% 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 Jackson State University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Physical Education Teaching & Coaching from Jackson State in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the physical education teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 66% better than the national average.*

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

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

Jackson State 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

• Social Science Teacher Education
• Mathematics Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Technology Education
• Music 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 Jackson 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 Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.