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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 67,146 people earned their degree in health and physical education, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health and physical education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,386 and had an average of $24,576 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 2,453 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,184 and $27,201 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 66 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in health and physical education. That schools that top this list have a program in health and physical education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harcum College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania list. Harcum College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 associates’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bucks County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s phys ed degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luzerne County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania. Montgomery County Community College is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northampton Community College is a public institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania ranking. LCCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 associates’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
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Manor College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Manor College is a small school located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Butler County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Pennsylvania list. BC3 is a public institution located in Butler, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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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