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 Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 9,710 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,357 and $22,846 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,544 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 89 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 the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jarvis Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Hawkins, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Jarvis Christian College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huston - Tillotson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Huston - Tillotson University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Huston - Tillotson University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ottawa University - Surprise. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region. Ottawa University - Surprise is located in Surprise, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Ottawa University - Surprise
Out of the 89 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bacone College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bacone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Lutheran University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TLU is located in Seguin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Randall University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Moore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard Payne University is located in Brownwood, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
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 Howard Payne University
Schreiner University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 25 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Schreiner University
With a ranking of #11, Sul Ross State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Alpine, Texas, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarleton State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 240 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OPSU is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Full Oklahoma Panhandle State University Health & Physical Education Report
East Central University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Hardin - Simmons University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Lubbock Christian University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Lubbock Christian University
Prairie View A & M University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.
Full Prairie View A & M University Health & Physical Education Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 465 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Cameron University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Cameron University
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 164 students in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Health & Physical Education Report
University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of the Southwest
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Oral Roberts University
Southwestern University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 20 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full Southwestern University Health & Physical Education Report
Angelo State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 102 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Angelo State University Health & Physical Education Report
With a ranking of #25, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 371 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at UT Rio Grande Valley
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