Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Essex County College

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

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

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.

Essex Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching

Essex Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical education teaching majors at Essex County College.

Essex Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Associate’s Program

20% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of physical education teaching associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical education teaching graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Middle School Teachers	24,980	$72,290
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,310	$54,200
Coaches and Scouts	8,720	$51,290
Education Professors	1,400	$88,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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