by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 13,944 people earned their degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 6,822 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 4,870 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree physical education students.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oregon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in La Grande, Oregon, this small public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at EOU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Monterey Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 154 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at CSUMB
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 544 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Cal State Fullerton
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Arcata, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 267 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Bakersfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Bakersfield, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
Full CSUB Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
With a ranking of #7, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - San Bernardino is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 202 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at CSUSB
With a ranking of #8, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSM is a public institution located in San Marcos, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 173 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Sonoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Rohnert Park, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at SSU
California State University - Northridge landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 458 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
San Diego State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. San Diego State University is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 416 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 San Diego State University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
California State University - East Bay came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - East Bay is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 203 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Cal State East Bay
California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Cal State LA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 266 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUDH is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 163 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at CSUDH
California State University - Sacramento came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sac State is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 300 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Sac State Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
University of the Pacific came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of the Pacific Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Pacific Union College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific Union College is located in Angwin, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Pacific Union College
Southern Oregon University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Ashland, Oregon, this medium-sized public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 198 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Cal Poly Pomona
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 216 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Stanislaus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Turlock, California, this fairly large public school awarded 78 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Long Beach came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 293 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at CSULB
San Jose State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school awarded 227 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at San Jose State
California State University - Chico landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chico State is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 84 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Chico State Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 106 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
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