The main focus area for this major is Exercise Science and Kinesiology. 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Colorado State was ranked #70 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for phys ed majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Colorado.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Colorado State paid an average of $1,407 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $428 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,426 | $28,147 |
Fees | $2,388 | $2,388 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,787 | $10,787 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,665 | $1,665 |
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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 Colorado State in Phys Ed walked away with an average of $23,912 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $23,980.
phys ed who receive their bachelor’s degree from Colorado State make an average of $33,484 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $27,962.
Colorado State does not offer an online option for its phys ed bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Colorado State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.3% of the phys ed students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in phys ed at Colorado State in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 35 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 171 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 226 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Recreation Administration | 109 |
*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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