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 North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 3,043 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,744 and $27,208 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,665 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 42 colleges that offered a degree 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 north carolina bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Augustine’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Saint Augustine’s University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chowan University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina. This small school is located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Chowan University
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Livingstone College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina list. Greensboro, 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 38 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belmont Abbey College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina. Belmont, 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 35 students in 2020-2021.
Catawba College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina list. Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Wingate University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking. Wingate University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wingate, North Carolina. It awarded 81 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Elizabeth City State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking. ECSU is a small public school situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It awarded 29 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Elizabeth City State University
With a ranking of #9, Winston - Salem State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Winston - Salem State University
Brevard College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking. Brevard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brevard, North Carolina. It awarded 12 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Brevard College
Methodist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking. Methodist is a small school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 35 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Full Methodist University Health & Physical Education Report
William Peace University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #12. WPU is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 18 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Pfeiffer University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #13. Pfeiffer University is a small school located in Misenheimer, North Carolina that handed out 28 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 Pfeiffer University
Barton College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking. Barton College is located in Wilson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
St. Andrews University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at St. Andrews
Shaw University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina list. Shaw University is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 14 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Shaw University
With a ranking of #17, Lees - McRae College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina list. Lees - McRae College is a small school located in Banner Elk, North Carolina that handed out 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Lees - McRae College
Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Health & Physical Education Report
Johnson C Smith University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Greensboro College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 Greensboro College
University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking. UNC Pembroke is a public institution located in Pembroke, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
High Point University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #22. High Point University is a medium-sized school located in High Point, North Carolina that handed out 75 bachelors’s phys ed degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #23, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 152 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at North Carolina A & T State University
Campbell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #24. Campbell University is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #25. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 228 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Appalachian State University Health & Physical Education Report
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