by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Southeast region, there were 17,631 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,134 and $25,357 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,849 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 107 colleges that offered a degree in health and physical education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular health and physical education programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 206 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Liberty University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school awarded 198 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at American Military University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 181 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus Health & Physical Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 96 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Georgia Southern University
Out of the 107 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 91 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Florida Health & Physical Education Report
Florida State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Florida State University
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 55 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Louisville
With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 55 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, 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 94%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Georgia
Clemson University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 53 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students 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 94%.
With a ranking of #9, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Health & Physical Education Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 52 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia
University of Memphis ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Troy University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. TROY is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 47 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
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 more about Health & Physical Education at Virginia Commonwealth University
University of North Georgia ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Belmont University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 41 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 more about Health & Physical Education at Belmont University
With a ranking of #18, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 39 masters’s phys ed degrees 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 37 masters’s phys ed degrees 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
James Madison University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 34 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at James Madison University
Wingate University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Old Dominion University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Old Dominion University is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 33 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Virginia
Grambling State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
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