Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Old Dominion University

What traits are you looking for in a physical education teaching school? To help you decide if Old Dominion University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical education teaching program.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 24,286 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 115 physical education teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Old Dominion.

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.

Old Dominion Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

Old Dominion Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical education teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Old Dominion performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical education teaching major at Old Dominion 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 Schools	10
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	55
	56
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	71
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	78
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools	125
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Schools	228
	293

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from Old Dominion. This makes it the #55 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 115 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from Old Dominion. About 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical physical education teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Old Dominion since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Old Dominion University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Old Dominion Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 physical education teaching majors earned their master's degree from Old Dominion. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women.

In the physical education teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Old Dominion 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

• Music Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

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 VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370
Coaches and Scouts	6,910	$42,340

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 D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.