Where can this degree take you?

Wondering where your degree can take you? Explore the career paths, industries, and opportunities available to graduates, and discover how your education can translate into a rewarding career.

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Athletic Administration (Online Option) | Athletic Training | Coaching | Community and Adventure Recreation | Human Performance | Strength and Conditioning | BS in K–12 Physical Education & Health | BS in 7–12 Health Education | 7–12 Physical Education Subject Endorsement | Middle Level Health and Physical Education (5–9) Endorsement | PK–6 Physical Education Subject Endorsement | Supplemental Endorsement in Coaching (7–12)

Athletic Administration (Online Option)

Possible Employers Careers
  • colleges and universities
  • high schools
  • professional sports organizations
  • community recreation departments
  • athletic conferences
  • governing bodies
  • youth sport organizations
  • private sport facilities.
  • Athletic Director
  • Assistant Athletic Director
  • Athletic Department Coordinator
  • Athletics Operations Coordinator
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Sports Information Director
  • Event or Game-Day Coordinator
  • Athletic Facilities Manager
  • Sports Marketing Coordinator
  • Ticketing and Sales Coordinator
  • Sponsorship Coordinator
  • Community Relations Coordinator
  • Student-Athlete Services Coordinator
  • Recreation Program Coordinator
  • Youth Sports Program Director
  • Professional Sports Operations Staff
  • Collegiate Conference Staff
  • Amateur Sports Organization Administrator
  • Sport Organization Manager

Athletic Training

Possible Employers Careers
  • colleges and universities
  • high schools
  • professional and amateur sports organizations
  • hospitals
  • orthopedic clinics
  • physical therapy facilities
  • fitness centers
  • wellness organizations
  • sports medicine practices
  • Athletic Trainer (requires completion of an accredited professional athletic training program and applicable certification/licensure)
  • Athletic Training Aide or Assistant
  • Sports Medicine Assistant
  • Rehabilitation Technician
  • Strength and Conditioning Assistant
  • Sports Performance Assistant
  • Injury Prevention Specialist
  • Exercise Specialist
  • Fitness or Wellness Coordinator
  • Physical Therapy Technician
  • Sports Medicine Clinic Assistant
  • Orthopedic Clinic Assistant
  • Healthcare Rehabilitation Assistant
  • Personal Trainer
  • Wellness Program Coordinator
  • Sports Medicine Research Assistant
  • Athletic Department Health and Wellness Coordinator
  • Youth Sports Injury Prevention Coordinator

Coaching

Possible Employers Careers
  • public and private schools
  • colleges and universities
  • youth and club sport organizations
  • community recreation departments
  • professional sports organizations
  • fitness and performance facilities
  • camps
  • nonprofit sport organizations
  • Head Coach
  • Assistant Coach
  • Associate/Position Coach
  • Youth Sports Coach
  • High School Coach
  • Collegiate Coach
  • Club Sports Coach
  • Recreation Sports Coach
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Sport Performance Coach
  • Skills Development Coach
  • Athletic Program Coordinator
  • Youth Sports Program Director
  • Camp Director or Coach
  • Sport Program Manager
  • Athletic Development Coordinator
  • Player Development Coordinator
  • Coaching Director
  • Sports Performance Assistant
  • Athletic Recruiting Coordinator
  • Private Sport Skills Instructor
  • Sports Camp Coordinator
  • Community Sports Coordinator
  • Athletic Director

Community and Adventure Recreation

Possible Employers Careers
  • parks and recreation departments
  • community recreation centers
  • camps
  • resorts
  • outdoor adventure companies
  • youth organizations
  • universities
  • nonprofit organizations
  • tourism organizations
  • outdoor education programs
  • Parks and Recreation Director
  • Recreation Program Coordinator
  • Community Recreation Coordinator
  • Recreation Program Manager
  • Outdoor Recreation Coordinator
  • Adventure Recreation Guide
  • Outdoor Adventure Program Director
  • Camp Director
  • Camp Program Coordinator
  • Youth Recreation Program Director
  • Recreation Facility Manager
  • Sports and Recreation Coordinator
  • Intramural Sports Coordinator
  • Outdoor Education Instructor
  • Challenge Course Facilitator
  • Adventure Trip Leader
  • Wilderness Program Coordinator
  • Resort Recreation Manager
  • Tourism and Recreation Coordinator
  • Community Wellness Coordinator
  • Adaptive Recreation Coordinator
  • Aquatics Program Manager
  • Environmental Recreation Coordinator
  • Recreation Marketing Coordinator
  • Event and Special Programs Coordinator
  • Nonprofit Recreation Program Manager
  • Recreation Therapist (additional education/certification may be required)
  • Community Engagement Coordinator

Human Performance

Possible Employers Careers
  • fitness centers
  • universities
  • hospitals and healthcare facilities
  • corporate wellness programs
  • community recreation organizations
  • sport performance facilities
  • rehabilitation centers
  • health and wellness organizations
  • research institutions
  • Exercise Specialist
  • Exercise Physiologist
  • Fitness Center Manager
  • Personal Trainer
  • Health and Wellness Coordinator
  • Corporate Wellness Specialist
  • Fitness Program Coordinator
  • Strength and Conditioning Assistant
  • Sport Performance Specialist
  • Athletic Performance Coach
  • Wellness Program Director
  • Health Promotion Coordinator
  • Fitness Assessment Specialist
  • Exercise Program Coordinator
  • Community Health and Fitness Coordinator
  • Rehabilitation Exercise Specialist
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist (additional education/certification may be required)
  • Corporate Fitness Coordinator
  • Recreation Program Coordinator
  • Physical Activity Program Director
  • Human Performance Research Assistant
  • Clinical Exercise Specialist (additional education/certification may be required)
  • Sport Science Technician
  • Performance Testing Technician
  • Exercise Testing Technician
  • Fitness and Wellness Consultant
  • Graduate Student in Exercise Science or a related field

Strength and Conditioning

Possible Employers Careers
  • colleges and universities
  • professional and amateur sports organizations
  • high schools
  • private performance facilities
  • fitness centers
  • military and tactical organizations
  • youth sport programs
  • healthcare or human-performance facilities
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS certification maybe required)
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • High School Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Professional Sport Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Athletic Performance Coach
  • Sport Performance Specialist
  • Strength and Conditioning Program Coordinator
  • Athletic Performance Coordinator
  • Speed and Agility Coach
  • Personal Trainer
  • Fitness and Performance Specialist
  • Performance Testing Specialist
  • Exercise Specialist
  • Fitness Center Manager
  • Strength and Conditioning Facility Manager
  • Youth Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Tactical Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Corporate Wellness Specialist
  • Exercise Program Coordinator
  • Sport Science Technician
  • Human Performance Specialist
  • Athletic Development Coordinator
  • Performance Lab Technician
  • Graduate Assistant in Strength and Conditioning

Health, Physical Education & Coaching

Possible Employers* Careers*
  • PK-12 Physical Education Teacher
  • Health Education Teacher
  • Physical Education and Health Teacher
  • Elementary Physical Education Teacher
  • Middle School Physical Education Teacher
  • High School Physical Education Teacher
  • Middle School Health Teacher
  • High School Health Teacher
  • Adapted Physical Education Teacher
  • Physical Education Curriculum Coordinator
  • Health Education Coordinator
  • Wellness Coordinator
  • School Wellness Program Coordinator
  • Community Health Educator
  • Health Promotion Specialist
  • Youth Fitness Instructor
  • Recreation Program Coordinator
  • Community Wellness Coordinator
  • Fitness Program Coordinator
  • Athletic or Activities Coordinator
  • Coaching (with appropriate coaching endorsement/certification)
  • Corporate Wellness Specialist
  • Public Health Educator
  • Physical Activity Program Coordinator
  • School Health Program Coordinator
  • public and private schools
  • school districts
  • community recreation organizations
  • public health agencies, nonprofit organizations
  • wellness programs
  • fitness facilities
  • community health organizations.

*Depending on the endorsements earned