by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 505 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 408 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 38 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 Plains States Region”.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany College Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lindsborg, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Bethany College Kansas Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McPherson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. McPherson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McPherson, Kansas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at McPherson College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri Western is a public institution located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midland University landed the #4 spot on the list. Midland University is a small school located in Fremont, Nebraska that handed out 17 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Midland University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tabor College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Tabor College is located in Hillsboro, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Tabor College
Northern State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 NSU
Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full NWU Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Washburn University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Washburn University
With a ranking of #9, St Catherine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at St Catherine University
University of Northern Iowa landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 64 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Mayville State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mayville State University is a public institution located in Mayville, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mayville State University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Valley City State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Valley City State University is located in Valley City, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Full Valley City State University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
With a ranking of #13, Union College Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Union College Nebraska
Friends University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Friends University is located in Wichita, Kansas 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 Friends University
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s 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%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Minnesota State Mankato
College of the Ozarks did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Hard Work U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Luther College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Decorah, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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 Luther College
Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Missouri State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Cornell College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Cornell College
Grand View University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Grand View University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
University of Jamestown landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Jamestown, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #23, Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lamoni, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Park University
With a ranking of #25, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Lindenwood University
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