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2024 Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

37 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,318 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded
Ranked #104 in popularity, physical education teaching & coaching is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 1,318 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of physical education teaching & coaching school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Physical Education Teaching & Coaching School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Physical Education Teaching
Bachelor's Degrees in Physical Education Teaching
Master'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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physical education teaching degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Physical Education Teaching

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

Any student who is interested in physical education teaching & coaching needs to check out The College of New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #251 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.

There were about 68 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ 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

Queens College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #347 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means QC is a great college overall.

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

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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

Any student pursuing a degree in physical education teaching & coaching needs to look into Brooklyn College. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. A Best Colleges rank of #511 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brooklyn College is a great college overall.

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

It's difficult to beat Lehman College if you want to pursue a degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Lehman is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Bronx. This college ranks 57th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

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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

Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #552 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.

There were about 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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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
57 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were roughly 57 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

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Towson University
Towson, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
38 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.

There were about 38 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
41 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

Manhattanville is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Purchase. This college ranks 53rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 41 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Manhattanville in the most recent year we have data available.

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SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
200 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

SUNY Cortland is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland. This school ranks 45th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 200 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cortland in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In NY
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #557 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ithaca is a great college overall.

There were about 7 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Colleges by State

Explore the best physical education teaching & coaching schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 699
Pennsylvania 978 137
Maryland 618 124
New Jersey 614 321
Delaware 345 6

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Physical Education Teaching & Coaching is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Physical Education Teaching

Related Major Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education 1,640
Music Education 944
Social Studies Education 790
English & Language Arts Education 789
Mathematics Education 664
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 534
Art Education 474
Health Education 274
Technology Education 200
Biology Education 175

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