Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of Maine

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 Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from UMaine.

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.

UMaine Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

UMaine Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical education teaching progam at UMaine 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 UMaine 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	21
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	50
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	101
	305
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools	335

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from UMaine. This makes it the #65 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from UMaine. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical physical education teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at UMaine 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 University of Maine with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	65
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMaine Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Physical Education Teaching & Coaching from UMaine in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from UMaine, 67% 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 Maine with a master's in physical education teaching.

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

UMaine 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

• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• Art Education
• Science 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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
Middle School Teachers	3,390	$53,770
Coaches and Scouts	1,810	$27,900
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,040	$49,640
Education Professors	360	$59,150

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 Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.