by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New England region, there were 316 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region physical education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Castleton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region. Castleton University is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Westfield is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 56 ’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%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #3 spot on the list. UMass Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 141 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UMass Boston Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region list. UMPI is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 7 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Plymouth State Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Norwich University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Vermont. It awarded 13 ’s phys ed degrees 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%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Norwich University
Holyoke Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Holyoke Community College is a small public school situated in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Holyoke Community College Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Northern Vermont University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Bridgewater State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Bridgewater State University is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Bridgewater State
Keene State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Keene State is a small school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 3 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Keene State
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 9 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Vermont ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 3 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UVM
University of Rhode Island landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 3 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fitchburg State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Salem State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Salem State University
Northern Essex Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region list. Haverhill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full NECC Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
With a ranking of #16, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the New England Region list. Standish, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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