Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Rice University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for phys ed majors, Rice came in at #8. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Rice.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Rice was $2,096 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $50,310 | $50,310 |
Fees | $797 | $797 |
Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,500 | $14,500 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,700 | $2,700 |
Learn more about Rice tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Phys Ed students who received their bachelor’s degree at Rice took out an average of $11,911 in student loans. That is 50% lower than the national average of $23,980.
The median early career salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Rice is $28,960 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $27,962.
Online degrees for the Rice 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 Rice Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed in 2019-2020, 46.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 52.0% of the phys ed bachelor’s degrees at Rice in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 25 |
Black or African American | 16 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 46 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Sports Management | 48 |
Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 54 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.