by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Health & Physical Education is the 11th most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,265 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,661 and $20,289 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,968 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 32 colleges that offered a degree in health and physical education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health and physical education.
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The phys ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Billings, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Rocky Mountain College
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #2 spot on the list. Durango, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 137 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Colorado Mesa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Colorado University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Western Colorado University is a public institution located in Gunnison, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Alamosa, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Colorado State University - Pueblo
The University of Montana - Western ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana - Western is a public institution located in Dillon, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Providence landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Providence is located in Great Falls, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Providence
The College of Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Caldwell, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at The College of Idaho
With a ranking of #10, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 300 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Utah University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Southern Utah University
University of Northern Colorado landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado Health & Physical Education Report
Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 113 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Health & Physical Education Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #14. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 233 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Colorado State
Montana State University - Northern landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Havre, Montana, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Montana State University - Northern Health & Physical Education Report
Montana State University - Billings ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Montana State University - Billings
Lewis - Clark State College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Health & Physical Education Report
University of Wyoming came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Northwest Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is a small school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 13 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Northwest Nazarene University
Dixie State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Saint George, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Dixie State College
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #21. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 130 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Utah State University Health & Physical Education Report
With a ranking of #22, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 147 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Idaho came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Regis University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Regis University is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Boise State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Boise State University Health & Physical Education Report
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