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2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

11 Ranked Colleges
222 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 951 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 222 physical education teaching and coaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in physical education teaching and coaching. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical education teaching and coaching programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

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

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Marty University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Mount Marty University is located in Yankton, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree physical education teaching students list, Mount Marty has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Marty are $8,175, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Mount Marty

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Missouri State University are $6,673.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Northwest

#3

Hastings College

Hastings, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hastings College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hastings, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Hastings also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hastings College are $12,020.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Hastings College

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized school located in Marshall, Minnesota that handed out 6 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest Minnesota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwest Minnesota State University are $8,526, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southwest Minnesota State University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 18 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UNK also made our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney are $14,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of Nebraska at Kearney

#6

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

Emporia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Emporia State University is a medium-sized school located in Emporia, Kansas that handed out 76 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree physical education teaching students list, ESU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ESU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

#7

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Truman State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Truman State also made our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551.

Full Truman State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

#11 in overall quality

Fort Hays State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 40 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

FHSU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Hays State University are $11,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fort Hays State University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

#9

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Pittsburg State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 17 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also made our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pittsburg State University are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Pittsburg State University

#10

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at UMN Twin Cities

#11

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at KU

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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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