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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Maine” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Maine, there were 173 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,747 and $26,482 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 166 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Maine” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Maine list. Thomas College is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Maine list. Standish, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #4 spot on the list. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Maine list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of Maine at Presque Isle
With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 12 bachelors’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%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Southern Maine
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