Best Coach programs in Oregon, ranked by enrollment
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports for the primary purpose of competition. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation.
13 schools in Oregon run programs that feed this job, graduating 316 people a year. The job pays a median of $48,960 in Oregon across about 3,930 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Oregon that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
4 programs in Oregon that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Oregon (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oregon page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 31.0501In Oregon → | 156 | 49.4% | 6 | $30,426 | $25,643 |
| 2 | CIP 42.2815In Oregon → | 87 | 27.5% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 3 | CIP 31.0504In Oregon → | 54 | 17.1% | 5 | $30,426 | $25,643 |
| 4 | CIP 13.1314In Oregon → | 19 | 6.0% | 3 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
Top 13 schools in Oregon
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 5 of the 13 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Western States Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 87 | Performance and Sport Psychology | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 82 | Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General | $32,584 | 43% | — | 98% |
| 3 | Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 33 | Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General | $35,222 | 43% | — | 89% |
| 4 | Portland Community College Portland, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General | — | 18% | — | — |
| 5 | Bushnell University Eugene, OR Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 20 | Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | — | 56% | $22,143 | 67% |
| 6 | Linfield University McMinnville, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | $31,285 | 70% | $26,243 | 85% |
| 7 | Pacific University Forest Grove, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | $26,219 | 67% | $30,571 | 90% |
| 8 | Warner Pacific University Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | $31,903 | 49% | $19,343 | 71% |
| 9 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | — | 70% | — | 77% |
| 10 | Linn - Benton Community College Albany, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | — | 29% | — | — |
| 11 | University of Portland Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | — | 80% | $33,822 | 89% |
| 12 | Clackamas Community College Oregon City, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General | — | 23% | — | — |
| 13 | Lane Community College Eugene, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General | — | 20% | — | — |
All 13 schools in Oregon
Every school in Oregon with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Western States | Portland | Private not-for-profit | 87 | 1 |
| Eastern Oregon University | La Grande | Public | 82 | 1 |
| Southern Oregon University | Ashland | Public | 33 | 1 |
| Portland Community College | Portland | Public | 32 | 1 |
| Bushnell University | Eugene | Private not-for-profit | 20 | 3 |
| Linfield University | McMinnville | Private not-for-profit | 16 | 1 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove | Private not-for-profit | 15 | 1 |
| Warner Pacific University | Portland | Private not-for-profit | 12 | 1 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | Public | 7 | 1 |
| Linn - Benton Community College | Albany | Public | 6 | 1 |
| University of Portland | Portland | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
| Clackamas Community College | Oregon City | Public | 2 | 1 |
| Lane Community College | Eugene | Public | 1 | 1 |
What coaches and scouts earn in Oregon
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $47,320. Oregon pays above the national figure.
Concentrated here: Oregon employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Oregon
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Coaches and Scouts page.
How to become a Coach
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Oregon
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 4 majors mapped to Coaches and Scouts4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 13.1314Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- 31.0501Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
- 31.0504Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
- 42.2815Performance and Sport Psychology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing coaches and scouts programs in Oregon.
What degree do you need to become a Coach?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General, which awarded 156 degrees in Oregon in 2024-25, 49.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Coach?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Sports, Clinical, Teacher Education and Professional Development. Together they graduate about 316 people a year in Oregon.
How much do coaches and scouts earn in Oregon?+
The median is $48,960 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.5% above the U.S. median of $47,320. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for coaches and scouts growing?+
BLS projects a +6.4% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 41,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Oregon?+
13 institutions in Oregon reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do coaches and scouts work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Coach, Football Coach, Basketball Coach, Track and Field Coach among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 27-2022.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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