Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Montclair State University

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

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and has a total student population of 21,005. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from Montclair 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.

Montclair State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

Montclair State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical education teaching progam at Montclair State 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 Montclair 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
Best Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	4
	9
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Schools	26
	41
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	46
Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools	54
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Schools	62
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	116
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from Montclair State. 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 Montclair State

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

Montclair State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from Montclair State. About 26% of these graduates were women and the other 74% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Montclair State University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Montclair State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in physical education teaching from Montclair State. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men.

In the physical education teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Montclair 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

• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• Mathematics Education
• Reading Teacher 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 NJ, the home state for Montclair State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Middle School Teachers	24,980	$72,290
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,310	$54,200
Coaches and Scouts	8,720	$51,290
Education Professors	1,400	$88,870

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 Yurinator180 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.