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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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671 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General is the 55th most popular major in the country with 14,096 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,241 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 671 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,757 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

#2

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ECU is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

ECU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,316 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend East Central University.

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#3

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cameron University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cameron University is located in Lawton, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Cameron University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cameron University is $10,325 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree physical education students whose families make $48-$75k list, OPSU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OPSU is $10,181 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 222 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree physical education students whose families make $48-$75k list, Tarleton has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $19,542 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree physical education students whose families make $48-$75k list, PVAMU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,610 for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Prairie View A & M University.

Full Prairie View A & M University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

#7

Southern Nazarene University

Bethany, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Southern Nazarene University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Southern Nazarene University is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree physical education students whose families make $48-$75k list, SNU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SNU is $16,485 for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8 in overall quality

East Texas Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

East Texas Baptist University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend East Texas Baptist University is $22,887 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6 in overall quality

Lubbock Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

LCU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lubbock Christian University is $23,347 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Lubbock Christian University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

#7 in overall quality

Concordia University, Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeway, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree physical education students whose families make $48-$75k list, Concordia University, Texas has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Texas is $23,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Concordia University, Texas Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

#11

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Howard Payne University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Brownwood, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard Payne, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,179 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Howard Payne.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Howard Payne

#12

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 72 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $31,343 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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