by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s” 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 Connecticut, there were 265 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,788 and $26,171 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in health and physical education. To top this list, a school must have a successful health and physical education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 60 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Connecticut
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Post University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 26 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Post University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s list. ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 23 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Southern Connecticut State University
Mitchell College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Mitchell College
Albertus Magnus College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Albertus Magnus College Health & Physical Education Report
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Connecticut for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
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