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St Olaf College BS in Health & Physical Education

32 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$26,353 Average Salary
$23,969 Average Student Debt

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 St Olaf College. 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 St. Olaf BS in Phys Ed

#75 in the U.S
#3 in Minnesota

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. St. Olaf was ranked #75 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 #3 in Minnesota.

Here are some of the other rankings for St. Olaf.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $30-$48k) 69
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
Best Health & Physical Education Schools 75
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $30-$48k) 81
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $48-$75k) 88
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $48-$75k) 94
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k) 97
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k) 110
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $75-$110k) 167
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $75-$110k) 183
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education 368
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education 396
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (With Aid) 449
Most Focused Colleges for Health & Physical Education 454
Most Popular Colleges for Health & Physical Education 456
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Health & Physical Education Graduates 476
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (With Aid) 490
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income Over $110k) 496
Highest Paid Health & Physical Education Graduates 516
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income Over $110k) 535
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 555
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education 584
Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Veterans 593
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education 635

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Phys Ed from St. Olaf Cost?

$51,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,969 Average Student Debt

St. Olaf Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at St. Olaf was $1,610 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $51,450 $51,450
Books and Supplies $1,000 $1,000
On Campus Room and Board $11,660 $11,660
On Campus Other Expenses $900 $900

Learn more about St. Olaf tuition and fees.

St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf in Phys Ed walked away with an average of $23,969 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $23,980.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Phys Ed From St. Olaf?

$26,353 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf is $26,353 per year. That is 6% lower than the national average of $27,962.

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Does St. Olaf Offer an Online BS in Phys Ed?

Online degrees for the St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf Online Learning page.

St. Olaf Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Phys Ed

32 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
59.4% Women
18.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 32 bachelor’s degrees in phys ed handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed in 2019-2020, 59.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in phys ed at St. Olaf in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 22
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Phys Ed Focus Areas at St. Olaf

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 32

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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