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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching in the Plains States Region

15 Ranked Colleges
248 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Plains States region, there were 969 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 248 physical education teaching and coaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region

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

Top 15 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching in the Plains States Region

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Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. Emporia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Emporia, Kansas. It awarded 70 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%.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at ESU

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Mount Marty University
Yankton, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Marty University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Mount Marty

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Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 31 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at UNK

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Southwest Minnesota State University

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Fort Hays State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at FHSU

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at University of Kansas

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Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri

With a ranking of #8, Truman State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Truman State University is a small public school situated in Kirksville, Missouri. It awarded 6 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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

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Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska

Hastings College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Hastings, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Hastings College

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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwest is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northwest Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education teaching degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Bemidji State University is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees 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 Bemidji State University

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at K -State

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

University of South Dakota landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 2 masters’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 University of South Dakota

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