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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Alabama, there were 873 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,166 and $28,331 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Sports Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. Located in Daphne, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Full United States Sports Academy Health & Physical Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 22 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Jacksonville State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Alabama Health & Physical Education Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #5 spot on the list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 18 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Auburn University at Montgomery Health & Physical Education Report
With a ranking of #6, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 10 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of North Alabama
With a ranking of #7, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. Located in Normal, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in Alabama for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 9 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of South Alabama
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