Physical Education Careers and Internships

Springfield College Post-graduation Career Outcomes

Includes bachelor’s degree programs in movement and sports studies, physical education, physical education and health/family and consumer sciences, and health promotion

Through the physical education major, students will be prepared to become a licensed teacher at both the elementary and secondary levels in just four years.  They’ll spend time in the field beginning in the first academic year, so they can put their knowledge into practice and gain invaluable on-the-job experience.  Through a sequential series of fieldwork-embedded courses, students gain confidence and competence.   After graduation, students will be ready and able to begin teaching physical education to grades PreK through 12.

Careers

In a recent survey of 2022-23 graduates, 100 percent of students in the physical education program who responded reported being employed. A sampling of our 2022-2023 graduate employers and job titles is below. Later in their careers, alumni have been named local, state, regional, and national teachers of the year in physical education.

Graduate School

Many students go on to advance their education in programs like the Springfield College graduate programs or through various educational and teaching licensure graduate programs.