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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

21 Colleges
2,631 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,094 Avg Cost*

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

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North CarolinaIn <nil>, health & physical education students earned 2,631 bachelor's degrees from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 6th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 5.4% of all the phys ed bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 North Carolina

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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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has taken the #1 spot in this year's health & physical education ranking for non-traditional students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in North Carolina rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at UNC Chapel Hill.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in North Carolina ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 10,689 students at UNC Greensboro that take at least one class online. 4,738 students are part time.

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East Carolina University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population. ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in North Carolina list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. About 7,199 of the students at ECU are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Carolina State University. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh. NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in North Carolina list.

About 1.0% of NC State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. 7,732 of NC State students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Lenoir - Rhyne University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lenoir - Rhyne University, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in North Carolina ranking.

About 1.2% of Lenoir - Rhyne University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,286 students take at least one class online at Lenoir - Rhyne University. About 539 of the students at Lenoir - Rhyne University are attending part time.

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Appalachian State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population. Appalachian State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in North Carolina list.

The student loan default rate at Appalachian State is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,639 students at Appalachian State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,303 part time students in attendance at Appalachian State.

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Gardner - Webb University. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 806 students at Gardner - Webb are exclusively online. 1,304 of Gardner - Webb students are attending part time.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte. UNC Charlotte also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in North Carolina list, coming in at #8.

The student loan default rate at UNC Charlotte is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,634 students at UNC Charlotte that take at least one class online. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek.

The student loan default rate at Campbell is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 830 students at Campbell that take at least one class online. 931 students are part time.

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Western Carolina University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

About 2.3% of WCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,568 students take at least one class online at WCU. There are roughly 2,712 part time students in attendance at WCU.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,441
Georgia 1,490
Tennessee 2,118
Virginia 1,162
South Carolina 963
Kentucky 797
Alabama 662
Louisiana 526
Mississippi 837
Arkansas 583
West Virginia 938

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 21 schools only.

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