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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region

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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 Southeast region, there were 3,119 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 2,763 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 84 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General in the Southeast Region

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Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Bridgewater is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgewater, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Bridgewater College

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Martin Methodist College
Pulaski, Tennessee

Out of the 84 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Martin Methodist College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pulaski, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Martin Methodist

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Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Philander Smith College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region. Philander Smith is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 12 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Philander Smith

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region 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 94 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UT Martin

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Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 84 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehouse College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

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 Morehouse

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Pembroke is a public institution located in Pembroke, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UNC Pembroke

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University of Mobile
Mobile, Alabama

University of Mobile landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at University of Mobile

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Guilford College
Greensboro, North Carolina

Guilford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Guilford College is a small school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 18 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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Milligan University
Milligan College, Tennessee

Milligan University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Milligan College, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 Milligan University

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Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

Williams Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Walnut Ridge, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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

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West Virginia State University
Institute, West Virginia

West Virginia State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at WVSU

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Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee

Austin Peay State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized school located in Clarksville, Tennessee that handed out 169 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Austin Peay State University

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Louisiana College
Pineville, Louisiana

Louisiana College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana College is located in Pineville, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Full Louisiana College Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

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Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee

Freed-Hardeman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Freed-Hardeman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henderson, Tennessee. It awarded 21 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 FHU

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Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia

Glenville State College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Glenville State College is a public institution located in Glenville, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Glenville State College

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William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia

William & Mary came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at William & Mary

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With a ranking of #17, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 386 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Johnson University Florida
Kissimmee, Florida

Johnson University Florida landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Kissimmee, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Johnson University Florida

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Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Tennessee Technological University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s 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 full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Tennessee Tech University

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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

Meredith College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Meredith College

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 224 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

Full West Virginia University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

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With a ranking of #22, Tennessee Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Athens, Tennessee, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Tennessee Wesleyan University

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Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Tennessee State University

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Brevard College
Brevard, North Carolina

Brevard College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Brevard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brevard, North Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Brevard College

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Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, North Carolina

Mars Hill University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Mars Hill is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mars Hill, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate 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 full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Mars Hill

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