by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region” ranking.
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General is the 54th most popular major in the country with 13,944 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 316 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 267 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. That schools that top this list have a program in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region list. Castleton University is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Castleton
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region. Westfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Westfield Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #3 spot on the list. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UMPI
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 131 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Plymouth State University is a small school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Plymouth State University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Norwich University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Norwich is located in Northfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, 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 Norwich University
Northern Vermont University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Full Northern Vermont University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Keene State College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Keene, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Keene State Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
With a ranking of #9, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UNH Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at URI
With a ranking of #11, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 1 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Fitchburg State
Salem State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Salem State
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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