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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 505 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 49 colleges that offered 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 plains states region physical education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethany College Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region. Bethany College Kansas is a small school located in Lindsborg, Kansas that handed out 22 ’s phys ed degrees 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 Northern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. NSU is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 26 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at NSU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McPherson College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region. McPherson, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on 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 #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri Western State University is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 42 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Midland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fremont, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Midland University
With a ranking of #6, Cankdeska Cikana Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Cankdeska Cikana Community College is a small school located in Fort Totten, North Dakota that handed out 1 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at CCCC
Tabor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Tabor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hillsboro, Kansas. It awarded 5 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Tabor
Washburn University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified ’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Washburn University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Nebraska Wesleyan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 12 ’s phys ed degrees 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
St Catherine University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified ’s phys ed students 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%.
University of Northern Iowa came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UNI
Mayville State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools 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 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mayville State University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
With a ranking of #13, Valley City State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Valley City, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Union College Nebraska came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 4 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Friends University
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 46 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State Mankato Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Haskell Indian Nations University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Haskell Indian Nations University is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, College of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. College of the Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Point Lookout, Missouri. It awarded 4 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Hard Work U
With a ranking of #19, Luther College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Luther is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decorah, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Luther College
With a ranking of #20, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 24 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Cornell College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cornell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s 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
Northeast Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Northeast
University of Mary ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UMary
Grand View University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 5 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Grand View University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
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