Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at New Mexico Highlands University

Every physical education teaching & 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 New Mexico Highlands University stacks up to those at other schools.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777.

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.

New Mexico Highlands University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

New Mexico Highlands University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The physical education teaching major at New Mexico Highlands University 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.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physical education teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

New Mexico Highlands University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of physical education teaching master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the physical education teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 New Mexico Highlands University.

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.