by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Bridgewater College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Bridgewater was ranked #129 on College Factual's Best Schools for phys ed list. It is also ranked #7 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Bridgewater.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Bridgewater paid an average of $1,270 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $36,800 | $36,800 |
| Fees | $920 | $920 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,360 | $13,360 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,280 | $2,280 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Bridgewater in Phys Ed walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 13% higher than the national average of $23,980.
The median early career salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater is $33,993 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $27,962.
Online degrees for the Bridgewater phys ed bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Bridgewater Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Around 34.0% of phys ed bachelor’s degree recipients at Bridgewater in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General | 50 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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