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 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 Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Mississippi, there were 1,050 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,789 and $25,416 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 837 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in health and physical education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health and physical education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Mississippi”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tougaloo College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi list. Tougaloo is a small school located in Tougaloo, Mississippi that handed out 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Mountain College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi list. Blue Mountain, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full Blue Mountain College Health & Physical Education Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Valley State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi Valley State University is a public institution located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Valley State University Health & Physical Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 291 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Mississippi State University
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 146 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Southern Mississippi
Mississippi College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #6. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 47 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Mississippi landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi ranking. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
William Carey University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 34 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full William Carey University Health & Physical Education Report
Mississippi University for Women came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi ranking. This small school is located in Columbus, Mississippi, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi list. Alcorn State University is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Alcorn State University
Belhaven University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Mississippi list. Belhaven is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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