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 “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s” 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 Michigan, there were 2,206 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,094 and $26,148 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in health and physical education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in health and physical education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree phys ed students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 48 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, 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 91%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Michigan State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s. Eastern Michigan University is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Eastern Michigan University
With a ranking of #6, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 16 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Central Michigan University
Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Michigan University Health & Physical Education Report
Adrian College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Michigan Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Michigan Technological University
Concordia University, Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 16 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Ann Arbor
Oakland University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 29 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Calvin University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Calvin is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 34 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Calvin University
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