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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida” ranking.
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 Florida, there were 2,006 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,841 and $22,071 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,441 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethune - Cookman University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida. Bethune - Cookman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webber International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Babson Park, Florida, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warner University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. Lake Wales, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida-Online landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full University of Florida-Online Health & Physical Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. This small school is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johnson University Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Kissimmee, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Florida Southern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. Florida Southern is a small school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 29 bachelors’s phys ed degrees 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%.
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The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 135 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. Southeastern University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 48 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lynn University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Jacksonville University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Jacksonville University
Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida ranking. Located in Saint Augustine, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Flagler College - St Augustine
The University of Tampa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #13. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Tampa Health & Physical Education Report
Florida College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. Temple Terrace, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida ranking. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 175 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, University of North Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 83 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
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Stetson University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida ranking. Stetson is a private not-for-profit institution located in DeLand, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Barry University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida ranking. Barry University is a medium-sized school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 27 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida ranking. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 49 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%.
Full Florida Gulf Coast University Health & Physical Education Report
Florida State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Florida State University
With a ranking of #22, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Nova Southeastern University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida ranking. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 59 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Florida list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 122 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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