2025 Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching & coaching, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #77 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 57 bachelor's degrees in physical education teaching & coaching to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on physical education teaching & coaching students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physical education teaching & coaching students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical education teaching & coaching related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physical education teaching & coaching students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Tennessee.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Physical Education Teaching & Coaching in Tennessee

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for physical education teaching & coaching students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Bachelor's in Physical Education Teaching

1

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

19 Annual Graduates

University of Memphis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching & coaching. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Memphis.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from University of Memphis

2

Lane College
Jackson, TN

20 Annual Graduates

Lane College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Located in the small city of Jackson, Lane College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical education teaching & coaching from Lane College

Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	485
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

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physical Education Teaching

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
Music Education	59
Mathematics Education	20
Art Education	15
English & Language Arts Education	15
History Education	8
Biology Education	7
Health Education	3
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	3
Drama & Dance Education	3
Spanish Education	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta. More about our data sources and methodologies.