Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying physical education teaching and coaching, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 physical education teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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.

UNM Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

UNM Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

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

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 UNM 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Schools	40
	75
Best Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232
	245

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from UNM. This makes it the #21 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical education teaching, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 physical education teaching students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, 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 UNM since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNM Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

Of the 25 physical education teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from UNM, 72% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNM also has a doctoral program available in physical education teaching. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Technology Education
• Art Education
• Music 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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,350	$39,010
Education Professors	90	$67,260

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.