Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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 Louisiana at Lafayette stacks up to those at other schools.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. In 2021, 144 physical education teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette.

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.

UL Lafayette Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical education teaching progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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	8
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	28
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	57
Best Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Schools	212
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In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #44 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

The physical education teaching program at UL Lafayette awarded 144 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going 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 UL Lafayette since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at UL Lafayette are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	91
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UL Lafayette Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in physical education teaching from UL Lafayette. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

In the physical education teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UL Lafayette 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

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Middle School Teachers	6,750	$49,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,420	$32,620
Coaches and Scouts	1,560	$55,210
Education Professors	300	$54,080

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.