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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Southeast region, there were 17,631 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,134 and $25,357 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14,182 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 252 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emmanuel College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region. Emmanuel College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Franklin Springs, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 252 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Voorhees College landed the #2 spot on the list. Voorhees College is a small school located in Denmark, South Carolina that handed out 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 252 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntingdon College landed the #3 spot on the list. Huntingdon College is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Huntingdon College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alice Lloyd College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region. Alice Lloyd College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 252 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ecclesia College landed the #5 spot on the list. Ecclesia College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springdale, Arkansas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Ecclesia College
With a ranking of #6, Crowley’s Ridge College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Crowley’s Ridge College is located in Paragould, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Crowley’s Ridge College
With a ranking of #7, Newberry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Newberry College is located in Newberry, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Newberry College
With a ranking of #8, United States Sports Academy did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. United States Sports Academy is a small school located in Daphne, Alabama that handed out 10 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at The Academy
Saint Augustine’s University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Central Baptist College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Central Baptist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Baptist College Health & Physical Education Report
Alderson Broaddus University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Alderson Broaddus University is a small school located in Philippi, West Virginia that handed out 28 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Alderson Broaddus University
Chowan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Murfreesboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Livingstone College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Livingstone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Bridgewater College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Bridgewater, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Reinhardt University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Reinhardt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waleska, Georgia. It awarded 42 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Reinhardt University Health & Physical Education Report
Guilford College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 38 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Guilford College
Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wesleyan is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 20 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Bethune - Cookman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 63 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bethune - Cookman University Health & Physical Education Report
With a ranking of #19, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 242 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Coastal Carolina University
Allen University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Allen U is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Union College Kentucky came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Barbourville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Union College Kentucky
Transylvania University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Transylvania
Coker University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Coker University is located in Hartsville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Webber International University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Webber International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Babson Park, Florida. It awarded 18 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Webber International University
With a ranking of #25, Belmont Abbey College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Belmont, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 38 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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