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 Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 261 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree 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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The physical education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree physical education students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. WVSU is a small public school situated in Institute, West Virginia. It awarded 9 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full WVSU Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Magnolia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 20 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UAM
American Public University System did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full American Military University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
With a ranking of #8, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Boiling Springs, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tennessee State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tennessee State University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Austin Peay State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Austin Peay State University is a public institution located in Clarksville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
James Madison University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full JMU Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
The University of West Florida came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UWF
Middle Tennessee State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
University of the Cumberlands came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Williamsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
East Tennessee State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 102 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full ETSU Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 0 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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