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Pennsylvania State University - Berks BS in Health & Physical Education

The main focus area for this major is Exercise Science. 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 Pennsylvania State University - Berks. 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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Rankings for the Penn State Berks BS in Phys Ed

#200 in the U.S
#11 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Penn State Berks was ranked #200 on College Factual's Best Schools for phys ed list. It is also ranked #11 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Berks.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Health & Physical Education Graduates 188
Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education 200
Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Veterans 229
Most Focused Colleges for Health & Physical Education 277
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education 342
Most Popular Colleges for Health & Physical Education 490

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Phys Ed from Penn State Berks Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Berks Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Berks was $997 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Berks tuition and fees.

Penn State Berks Phys Ed BS Student Debt

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 Penn State Berks 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.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Phys Ed From Penn State Berks?

$28,300 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

phys ed who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Berks make an average of $28,300 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $27,962.

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Does Penn State Berks Offer an Online BS in Phys Ed?

Online degrees for the Penn State Berks 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 Penn State Berks Online Learning page.

Penn State Berks Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Phys Ed

27 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
44.4% Women
25.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 27 students received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed in 2018-2019, 44.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.9% of the phys ed bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Berks in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Phys Ed Focus Areas at Penn State Berks

Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Exercise Science 27

References

*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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