by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 727 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 175 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree physical education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 64 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 25 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OHIO Athens Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ball State University is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 6 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ball State Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
University of Rio Grande did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Rio Grande, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 0 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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