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Best Schools for Physical Education in Montana
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall physical education education in Montana.
Top Schools in Physical Education
Our analysis ranked Montana State University Billings the best school in the country for a degree in physical education. This moderately-sized public university is located in the city of Billings. Roughly 34% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 13 physical education students who graduated with this degree at Montana State University Billings in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, physical education degree recipients from Montana State University Billings generally make around $48,764. Students borrow a median of $25,465 to complete this degree.
More information about a degree in physical education from Montana State University Billings
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 8 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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