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2025 Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools in Michigan

10 Colleges in Michigan
161 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 degrees in physical education teaching & coaching annually.

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Choosing a Great Physical Education Teaching & Coaching School

Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools in Michigan 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

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 in Michigan 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 Michigan

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.

10 Top Michigan Schools in Physical Education Teaching

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

Eastern Michigan University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #598 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Eastern Michigan is a great university overall.

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

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MI
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in physical education teaching & coaching has to check out Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a very large public university located in the town of Allendale. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Michigan State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MI
16.7% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Western Michigan University if you want to pursue a degree in physical education teaching & coaching. WMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

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

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Hope College
Holland, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In MI
80.0% Growth in Graduates

Hope is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Holland. This college ranks 16th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

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

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MI

Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 20th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 4 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In MI
80.0% Growth in Graduates

Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of University Center. This university ranks 28th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 5 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Saginaw Valley State University in the most recent data year.

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

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
85 Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #433 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.

There were about 85 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.

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Adrian College
Adrian, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MI
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Adrian, Adrian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 25th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

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

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Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 45th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 1 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Cornerstone in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 298
Illinois 870 244
Indiana 737 112
Wisconsin 672 226

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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
English & Language Arts Education 243
Social Studies Education 142
Mathematics Education 139
Music Education 110
Science Education 102
Reading Teacher Education 96
Computer Teacher Education 90
Art Education 55
History Education 35
Health Education 34

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