by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 55 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,051 bachelor's degrees in physical education teaching & coaching during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of physical education teaching & coaching for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality physical education teaching program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physical education teaching & coaching students working on their bachelor's degree.
The physical education teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
East Carolina University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from East Carolina University
It's hard to beat University of South Florida - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from University of South Florida - Main Campus
It's hard to beat University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from University of Kentucky
Appalachian State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Boone.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from Appalachian State University
Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
VCU is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from Virginia Commonwealth University
Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from University of Central Florida
Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from George Mason University
Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Searcy.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from Harding University
Old Dominion is a fairly large public university located in the city of Norfolk.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from Old Dominion University
Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from Georgia State University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 13 | Arkansas Tech University | Russellville, AR |
| 14 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA |
| 15 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette, LA |
| 16 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 17 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL |
| 18 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
Explore the best physical education teaching & coaching colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 492 | 485 |
| Tennessee | 460 | 42 |
| North Carolina | 453 | 120 |
| Georgia | 453 | 203 |
| Virginia | 421 | 348 |
| South Carolina | 370 | 87 |
| Kentucky | 331 | 246 |
| Alabama | 320 | 318 |
| Louisiana | 306 | 538 |
| Arkansas | 294 | 148 |
| Mississippi | 275 | 140 |
| West Virginia | 223 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Music Education | 785 |
| Health Education | 387 |
| English & Language Arts Education | 313 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 234 |
| Art Education | 187 |
| Trade & Industrial Teacher Education | 186 |
| Mathematics Education | 185 |
| Social Studies Education | 168 |
| History Education | 113 |
| Social Science Teacher Education | 90 |
