Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of South Alabama

What traits are you looking for in a physical education teaching school? To help you decide if University of South Alabama is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical education teaching program.

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a total student population of 14,224. Of the 207 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Alabama in 2021, 104 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.

USA Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

USA Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical education teaching programs across the country. The following shows how USA 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 USA 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	10
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Schools	13
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Schools	44
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	68
Best Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools	86
	87
Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271
	281
Best Physical Education & Coaching Schools	316
	330

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from USA. 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 USA

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

USA Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of physical education teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 USA since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at USA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

USA Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

The physical education teaching program at USA awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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

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

USA 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

• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist

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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Middle School Teachers	10,010	$50,210
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,800	$34,660
Coaches and Scouts	2,420	$44,030
Education Professors	880	$72,430

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
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