by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Utah” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Utah, there were 943 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,037 and $17,025 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,681 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Utah” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Utah”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Utah”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the #1 spot on the list. RMUoHP is a small school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 3 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 2 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Utah. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
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