Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Ohio University - Athens Campus

If you plan to study physical education teaching and coaching, take a look at what Ohio University - Athens Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and has a total student population of 25,714. Of the 324 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University - Athens Campus in 2021, 15 of them were physical education teaching and coaching majors.

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.

OHIO Athens Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

OHIO Athens Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical education teaching programs across the country. The following shows how OHIO Athens 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 OHIO Athens 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 Master’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	138
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools	274
	307

In 2021, 103 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from OHIO Athens. This makes it the #2 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical education teaching majors at Ohio University - Athens Campus.

OHIO Athens Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 physical education teaching majors earned their bachelor's degree from OHIO Athens. Of these graduates, 93% were men and 7% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

OHIO Athens Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

Of the 103 physical education teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from OHIO Athens, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from OHIO Athens, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	63
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

OHIO Athens 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

• Art Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish 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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Middle School Teachers	32,080	$62,130
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Education Professors	3,080	$79,000

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.