by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Kentucky, there were 988 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,943 and $25,402 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 8 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Barbourville, Kentucky. It awarded 7 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky list. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 55 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Eastern Kentucky University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbellsville University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky list. Campbellsville, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Full Campbellsville University Health & Physical Education Report
University of Kentucky ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky list. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 31 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Kentucky Health & Physical Education Report
Northern Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Kentucky University Health & Physical Education Report
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 49 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of the Cumberlands
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