If you are interested in physical education teaching & coaching, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Here you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of physical education teaching & coaching, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 3 | 932 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 3 | 2,976 |
| Montessori Teacher Education | 3 | 264 |
| Online Educator/Online Teaching | 3 | 115 |
| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods | 3 | 399 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 3 | 17,472 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General | 3 | 12,633 |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 3 | 8,732 |
| Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education | 3 | — |
| International Teaching and Learning | 2 | 11 |
Part of the broader field of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, physical education teaching & coaching connects to the wider programs in that field.
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