2024 Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Schools in West Virginia

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #54 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 375 degrees in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Schools in West Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General in West Virginia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physical education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top West Virginia Schools in Physical Education

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

107 Physical Education Degrees Awarded

16.8% Growth in Graduates

American Public University System is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general from American Public University System

2

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

224 Physical Education Degrees Awarded

23.2% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat West Virginia University if you wish to pursue a degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general from West Virginia University

Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	175
North Carolina	710	751
Georgia	690	141
Virginia	630	348
Tennessee	624	648
South Carolina	530	19
Kentucky	518	187
Mississippi	501	59
Alabama	500	27
Louisiana	489	126
Arkansas	466	262

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Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Health & Physical Education area of study, Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Physical Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	542
Sports Management	253

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.