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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

40 Colleges
6,725 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,964 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

This year's Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in phys ed. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health & physical education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the health & physical education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

Check out the phys ed programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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San Jose State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's health & physical education ranking for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose. San Jose State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.

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California State University - East Bay comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,650 part time students in attendance at Cal State East Bay.

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Our rankings recognize Oregon State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis. Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Far Western US Region list.

The student loan default rate at Oregon State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. About 10,920 of the students at Oregon State are attending part time.

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San Francisco State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 students are part time.

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Washington State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman. Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Far Western US Region list.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. 4,985 of Wazzu students are attending part time.

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Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park.

The student loan default rate at SSU is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,146 students at SSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,263 part time students in attendance at SSU.

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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. There are roughly 10,634 part time students in attendance at Cal State Fullerton.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Our rankings recognize University of San Francisco as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. USFCA also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 5,220 students at USFCA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,299 part time students in attendance at USFCA.

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California Baptist University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

About 1.1% of Cal Baptist students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,638 students take at least one class online at Cal Baptist. There are roughly 2,045 part time students in attendance at Cal Baptist.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students health & physical education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,817
Washington 428
Oregon 499
Nevada 253
Hawaii 159
Alaska 19

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Health & Physical Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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