2025 Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools in the Southeast Region
64Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,094Physical Education Teaching Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in physical education teaching & coaching, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #104 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 64 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of physical education teaching & coaching. Combined, these schools handed out 3,094 degrees in physical education teaching & coaching to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Physical Education Teaching & Coaching School
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. For our Best Overall Physical Education Teaching & Coaching School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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
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 Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of physical education teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Southeast Region Schools in Physical Education Teaching
Any student pursuing a degree in physical education teaching & coaching has to look into East Carolina University. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in physical education teaching & coaching has to take a look at University of Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 179 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
University of South Florida - Main Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in physical education teaching & coaching. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.
There were about 51 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in physical education teaching & coaching has to check out Appalachian State University. Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Boone. This university ranks 11th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 33 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.
Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge. A Best Colleges rank of #357 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 370 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 147 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Searcy. This university ranks 3rd out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 3 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent data year.
Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Norfolk. This university ranks 16th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 111 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year.
Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Atlanta. This university ranks 17th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 114 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 41 physical education teaching & coaching students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools in the Southeast Region award.
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Related Rankings by Major
One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Physical Education Teaching & Coaching has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
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. For our Best Overall Physical Education Teaching & Coaching School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
