Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

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

WVU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The physical education teaching major at WVU 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in physical education teaching, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of physical education teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of physical education teaching master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from WVU, 71% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	106
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Reading Teacher Education
• Agricultural 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Middle School Teachers	4,680	$45,540
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Coaches and Scouts	870	$48,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	690	$33,730
Education Professors	500	$56,050

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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