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. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,265 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,661 and $20,289 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 207 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 15 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 colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree phys ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State University is a small school located in Alamosa, Colorado that handed out 26 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 75 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Northern Colorado
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Mesa University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado Mesa is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Mesa University Health & Physical Education Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 15 masters’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 Southern Utah University Health & Physical Education Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of Wyoming
University of Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 10 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full University of Denver Health & Physical Education Report
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’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%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at MSU Bozeman
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 9 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
With a ranking of #10, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Utah ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Utah State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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 Utah State University Health & Physical Education Report
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 0 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 0 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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