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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

46 Colleges
7,280 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,544 Avg Cost*

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in phys ed. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health & physical education programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health & physical education program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying phys ed.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's health & physical education ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Southern Methodist University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. SMU also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.

About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. 3,019 students are part time.

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Texas Woman's University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at TWU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. 7,329 students are part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at Texas Woman’s University Report

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston. UH Clear Lake also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #9.

About 0.4% of UH Clear Lake students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,857 students at UH Clear Lake that take at least one class online. 4,970 of UH Clear Lake students are attending part time.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 6,360 of Tarleton students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,832 part time students in attendance at Tarleton.

Full Health & Physical Education at Tarleton State University Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. There are roughly 22,217 part time students in attendance at UT Arlington.

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Our rankings recognize Sam Houston State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. About 6,353 of the students at SHSU are attending part time.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Sam Houston State University

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The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin. UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region list.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at Austin Report

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock. Texas Tech also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. About 7,077 of the students at Texas Tech are attending part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at Texas Tech University Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Texas State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students health & physical education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 5,950
Arizona 735
Oklahoma 729
New Mexico 110

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Health & Physical Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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