by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,121 people earned their degree in physical education teaching and coaching, making the major the 104th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 252 physical education teaching and coaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 194 physical education teaching and coaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in physical education teaching and coaching. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physical education teaching and coaching.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree physical education teaching students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Blackburn College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Carlinville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Blackburn College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Christian College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois. Palos Heights, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Trinity Christian College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greenville University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois. Greenville is located in Greenville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Greenville Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Northeastern Illinois University
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Chicago State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at CSU
With a ranking of #6, Millikin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. Decatur, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Illinois State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Illinois State
North Park University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at North Park University
Elmhurst University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Elmhurst University
With a ranking of #10, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at WIU
Northern Illinois University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois ranking. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Northern Illinois University
Aurora University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Aurora, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Aurora University
Monmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #13. Monmouth is a small school located in Monmouth, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Monmouth
Benedictine University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Lisle, Illinois, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Benedictine U
Olivet Nazarene University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois ranking. Bourbonnais, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Olivet Nazarene Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
Concordia University, Chicago ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Chicago Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
DePaul University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rockford University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois ranking. Rockford, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Rockford
Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #18, North Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. North Central College is located in Naperville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at North Central
With a ranking of #18, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
With a ranking of #18, Quincy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois list. Quincy, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Quincy U
McKendree University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in Illinois ranking. McKendree University is a small school located in Lebanon, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at McKendree University
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