Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of Northern Iowa

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 Northern Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from UNI.

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.

UNI Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching

UNI Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical education teaching progam at UNI 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 UNI 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
Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Schools	51
	51
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Schools	73
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	168

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from UNI. About 56% were men and 44% 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 UNI since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNI 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

• Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
• Physics Education
• Modern Language Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Technology 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Coaches and Scouts	4,590	$30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,590	$32,880
Education Professors	760	$75,060

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.