Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of Southern Mississippi

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying physical education teaching & coaching, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southern Miss Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southern Miss does offer online courses in physical education teaching for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Southern Miss Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The physical education teaching major at Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical education teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical physical education teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

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

Southern Miss Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

23% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of physical education teaching master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from Southern Miss, 77% 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 Southern Mississippi 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	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Coaches and Scouts	1,370	$51,120
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,250	$32,090
Education Professors	510	$63,490

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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