2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast region, there were 3,266 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 2,879 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 56 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 30 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Cumberlands also made our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for Cumberlands is $16,894 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
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Out of the 56 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNCW is $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 56 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
A-State also made our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students per year to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus.
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Out of the 56 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #4 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a medium-sized public school situated in Pembroke, North Carolina. It awarded 101 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke is $10,228 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students.
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Out of the 56 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #5 spot on the list. Martin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 100 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UT Martin is $10,955 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students.
University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UAM is a small school located in Monticello, Arkansas that handed out 30 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,136 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students per year to attend UAM.
Louisiana College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Louisiana College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pineville, Louisiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Louisiana College is $12,684 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
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The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. UWF is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 79 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students list, UWF has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of West Florida is $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
Tennessee Technological University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Tech University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tennessee Tech University also took the #19 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
James Madison University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 124 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
JMU also made our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $22,169 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students per year to attend JMU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Austin Peay State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Clarksville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 194 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Austin Peay State University is $13,692 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students.
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Mississippi University for Women landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbus, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,054 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students per year to attend MUW.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students per year to attend Louisiana Tech.
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University of Georgia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
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With a ranking of #15, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 190 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $12,421 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students.
University of New Orleans landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of New Orleans is $11,193 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students.
With a ranking of #18, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 175 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UARK is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 172 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University is $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
Full WVU Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
Full Liberty University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
University of Louisville ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 130 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,867 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students per year to attend UofL.
Full University of Louisville Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
With a ranking of #22, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 16 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Florida A&M University is $15,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physical education students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Tennessee State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,443 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students per year to attend Tennessee State University.
Lee University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Lee University is $17,696 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students.
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- 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%.
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- *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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