Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every physical education teaching and coaching school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical education teaching program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 142 physical education teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from UAB.

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.

UAB Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

UAB Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

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

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 UAB 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	7
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	64
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	67
	72
Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from UAB. This makes it the #31 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

Of the 142 physical education teaching students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 32% were men and 68% 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 UAB since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at UAB are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	72
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UAB Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 physical education teaching majors earned their master's degree from UAB. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from UAB, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAB 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

• Reading Teacher Education
• Art Education
• Health 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Middle School Teachers	10,010	$50,210
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,800	$34,660
Coaches and Scouts	2,420	$44,030
Education Professors	880	$72,430

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.