by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 883 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 113 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree physical education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lock Haven University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LHU is a small public school situated in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It awarded 45 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at LHU
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Canisius College landed the #3 spot on the list. Canisius College is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 11 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Canisius
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Teachers College at Columbia University is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Teachers College Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 200 masters’s phys ed 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 3.4% 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 WCUPA
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