by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching is the 104th most popular major in the country with 8,121 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,075 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 795 physical education teaching and coaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 91 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical education teaching and coaching. To top this list, a school must have a successful physical education teaching and coaching program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree physical education teaching students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.
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 full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Illinois State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. UW - River Falls is a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 University of Wisconsin - River Falls Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
University of Wisconsin - Superior came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Superior is located in Superior, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.
Full UW - Superior Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
Northeastern Illinois University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 30 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at NIU
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at UW - Stevens Point
With a ranking of #10, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical education teaching students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 18 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at UW Oshkosh
With a ranking of #11, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Cleveland State University
Ball State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 17 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ball State Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Purdue
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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Western Illinois University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 12 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UW - Madison Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Report
With a ranking of #19, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana State University is a medium-sized school located in Terre Haute, Indiana that handed out 11 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Indiana State
Aurora University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Aurora, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 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
Central Michigan University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Central Michigan University
With a ranking of #22, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at GVSU
Benedictine University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Benedictine University is a small school located in Lisle, Illinois that handed out 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 more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Benedictine U
Ripon College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ripon is located in Ripon, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Ripon
Northern Michigan University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Education Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s physical education teaching degrees to qualified students.
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