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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

138 Ranked Colleges
1,717 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Physical Education Teaching & Coaching is the 104th most popular major in the country with 8,121 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,717 physical education teaching and coaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major” ranking analyzed 138 colleges that offered a degree in physical education teaching and coaching. That schools that top this list have a program in physical education teaching and coaching in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Sports Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major list. This small school is located in Daphne, Alabama, and it awarded 9 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at The Academy

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Manhattanville College
Purchase, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattanville College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major list. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 41 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Manhattanville College

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University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major list. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of West Alabama

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Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas

Out of the 138 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 70 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 ESU

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Greenville University
Greenville, Illinois

Out of the 138 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville University landed the #5 spot on the list. Greenville University is located in Greenville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 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 full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Greenville University

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Mount Marty University
Yankton, South Dakota

Mount Marty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. Yankton, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Mount Marty

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 172 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at WVU

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Delta State University
Cleveland, Mississippi

Delta State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 24 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Pitt State

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University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major list. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 24 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

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

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Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Springfield College

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McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland

McDaniel College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. This small school is located in Westminster, Maryland, and it awarded 14 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at McDaniel

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Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina

With a ranking of #13, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major list. Columbia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Columbia College

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Adelphi University
Garden City, New York

With a ranking of #14, Adelphi University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major list. Garden City, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Full Adelphi Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

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Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California

Fresno Pacific University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. Fresno Pacific is located in Fresno, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Fresno Pacific University

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University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio

University of Rio Grande came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. University of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rio Grande, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of Rio Grande

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With a ranking of #17, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marshall, Minnesota. It awarded 9 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southwest Minnesota State University Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

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The College at Brockport
Brockport, New York

The College at Brockport landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Brockport, New York, and it awarded 32 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The College at Brockport Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

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Canisius College
Buffalo, New York

Canisius College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Canisius

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Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee

Cumberland University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 8 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at CU

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Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. Valdosta State University is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 31 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Valdosta State University

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

Xavier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Xavier Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

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Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama

Jacksonville State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 22 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #25. Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Brooklyn College

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