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 Southwest Region” ranking.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,107 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 467 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 19 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Payne University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brownwood, 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 17 students 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region. OPSU is a small public school situated in Goodwell, Oklahoma. It awarded 25 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 107 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Prairie View A & M University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Cameron University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Cameron University
Lubbock Christian University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. LCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lubbock Christian University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
East Texas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. East Texas Baptist University is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Lakeway, 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 14 students in 2020-2021.
Full Concordia University, Texas Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Dallas Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Baylor University
Western New Mexico University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wayland Baptist University is located in Plainview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Wayland Baptist University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
With a ranking of #14, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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 TCU
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UT Austin
With a ranking of #16, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, 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 SNU
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of the Southwest is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Paul Quinn College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paul Quinn College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Paul Quinn College
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