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 “Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” 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 Illinois, there were 246 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 79 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree physical education students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. North Park University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 13 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Quincy University landed the #3 spot on the list. Quincy University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Quincy, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Quincy University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. Monmouth College is located in Monmouth, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Monmouth College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full Concordia University, Chicago Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
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