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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska” ranking.
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 Nebraska, there were 351 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,415 and $24,712 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska” ranking looked at 15 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska phys ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska list. NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Midland University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fremont, Nebraska, and it awarded 25 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hastings College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska. Hastings is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hastings, Nebraska. It awarded 15 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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 Wayne State College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified ’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Doane University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska. Doane Crete is located in Crete, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Doane University
Peru State College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska list. Located in Peru, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
College of Saint Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 8 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska ranking. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 88 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska list. Seward, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska Health & Physical Education Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska list. UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Kearney Health & Physical Education Report
Union College Nebraska ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska list. Union College Nebraska is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Union College Nebraska Health & Physical Education Report
Northeast Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s phys ed degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Bellevue University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska ranking. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified ’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Bellevue University
Western Nebraska Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska list. Western Nebraska Community College is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in Nebraska list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 0 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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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