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2024 Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools

306 Colleges in the United States
8,121 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #104 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 306 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for physical education teaching & coaching students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,121 degrees in physical education teaching & coaching during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Education Teaching & Coaching School

Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools The physical education teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physical education teaching & coaching schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Physical Education Teaching
Bachelor's Degrees in Physical Education Teaching
Master's Degrees in Physical Education Teaching
Doctor's Degrees in Physical Education Teaching

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physical education teaching degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools in Physical Education Teaching

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WA

Every student who is interested in physical education teaching & coaching has to take a look at Western Washington University. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NE
12.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In UT

Every student pursuing a degree in physical education teaching & coaching has to look into Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were about 13 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
68 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

The College of New Jersey is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in physical education teaching & coaching. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Ewing. This college ranks 5th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 68 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

It's hard to beat Fresno Pacific University if you want to pursue a degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fresno. This university ranks 59th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 30 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Fresno Pacific in the most recent data year.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
65 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

QC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Queens. This college ranks 26th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 65 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 7th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 21 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in physical education teaching & coaching from Central Washington University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX

TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were about 2 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in physical education teaching & coaching from Texas Christian University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ND

Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were approximately 12 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in physical education teaching & coaching from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
87 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 34th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 87 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
81 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 81 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 10 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN

Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 23 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 57th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 13 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent data year.

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NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.More information about a degree in physical education teaching & coaching from Northern Arizona University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
51 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

Illinois State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Normal. This university ranks 8th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 51 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in physical education teaching & coaching from Illinois State University

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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 31st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 5 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

UNI is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in physical education teaching & coaching from University of Northern Iowa

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Hope College
Holland, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In MI

Hope is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Holland. This college ranks 8th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 1 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Hope in the most recent data year.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In IL

DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were about 6 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MN

UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in physical education teaching & coaching from University of St Thomas Minnesota

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN

Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 14 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
41 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #229 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 41 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in physical education teaching & coaching from University of South Florida - Main Campus

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
31 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hempstead. This university ranks 37th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 31 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.

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Rest of the Top Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
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Towson University
Towson, MD

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching students that almost earned our Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools award.

Rank College Location
46 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
47 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
48 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
49 SUNY Cortland Cortland, NY
50 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
51 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
52 Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN
53 Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, IN
54 Harding University Searcy, AR
55 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
56 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI
57 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
58 Emporia State University Emporia, KS
59 Rhode Island College Providence, RI
60 Hastings College Hastings, NE
61 Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL

Physical Education Teaching & Coaching by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Physical Education Teaching & Coaching has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130

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