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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 South Carolina, there were 1,163 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,497 and $27,775 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 963 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 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 South Carolina”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Voorhees College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina. Voorhees College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Denmark, South Carolina. It awarded 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newberry College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina list. Newberry College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newberry, South Carolina. It awarded 44 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 242 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Allen University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina. Columbia, South 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 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coker University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina list. Coker is a small school located in Hartsville, South Carolina that handed out 27 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Benedict College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking. Benedict College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Carolina - Aiken did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. University of South Carolina - Aiken is a public institution located in Aiken, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
North Greenville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. North Greenville is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tigerville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Winthrop University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina list. Winthrop University is a medium-sized public school situated in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It awarded 82 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Claflin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina list. Claflin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 26 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lander University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina list. Lander University is a public institution located in Greenwood, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Erskine College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina list. Erskine College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Due West, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Limestone College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina list. Limestone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gaffney, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Citadel Military College of South Carolina Health & Physical Education Report
Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #15. Charleston Southern University is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #16. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 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%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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Columbia International University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking. Columbia, South 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 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Anderson University South Carolina landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Anderson University South Carolina Health & Physical Education Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 220 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Wesleyan University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking. Southern Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Central, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, South Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina list. South Carolina State University is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at South Carolina State University
With a ranking of #22, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
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Furman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #23. Greenville, South 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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