Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

If you plan to study physical education teaching and coaching, take a look at what University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. Of the 58 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus in 2021, 58 of them were physical education teaching and coaching majors.

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.

Pitt Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

Pitt Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical education teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Pitt performed in these rankings.

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 Pitt 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 Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Schools	21
Best Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	62
	94
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	95
Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools	173
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	174
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245
	285
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Schools	311
	333

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from Pitt. This makes it the #19 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of physical education teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went 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 Pitt since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Pitt Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

Of the 28 physical education teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Pitt, about 39% were men and 61% were women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from Pitt, 82% 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pitt 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

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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Coaches and Scouts	7,200	$41,820
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.