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2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

11 Ranked Colleges
239 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,428 people earned their degree in physical education teaching and coaching, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,068 physical education teaching and coaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 239 physical education teaching and coaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in physical education teaching and coaching. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical education teaching and coaching programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical education teaching and coaching program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree physical education teaching students.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Greenville University

Greenville, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greenville University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Greenville, Illinois, and it awarded 18 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Greenville also took the #9 spot in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Greenville University are $8,082.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Greenville

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Northern Illinois University

#3

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Xavier University is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 21 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree physical education teaching students list, Xavier has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Ball State

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 masters’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#10 in overall quality

Indiana State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree physical education teaching students list, Indiana State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State University are $15,346, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Purdue

#8

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at WMU

#9

Chicago State University

Chicago, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

Chicago State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago State University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chicago State University are $15,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at CSU

#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Michigan State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 4 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Full Michigan State University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

#11

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Wayne State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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