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

11 Colleges
2,045 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,678 Avg Cost*

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

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TennesseeIn <nil>, health & physical education students earned 2,045 bachelor's degrees from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 3rd in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.2% of all the phys ed bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in phys ed. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health & physical education programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health & physical education program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

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

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville has taken the #1 spot in this year's health & physical education ranking for non-traditional students. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Tennessee ranking.

The student loan default rate at UT Knoxville is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. There are roughly 3,889 part time students in attendance at UT Knoxville.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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University of Memphis earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Tennessee ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. There are approximately 7,362 students at UofM that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,225 part time students in attendance at UofM.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Memphis

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Our rankings recognize Middle Tennessee State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro. Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Tennessee list.

About 2.3% of Middle Tennessee State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. 5,576 of Middle Tennessee State University students are attending part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at Middle Tennessee State University Report

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Tennessee State University. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. ETSU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Tennessee rankings.

About 2.5% of ETSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. 3,024 students are part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at East Tennessee State University Report

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the city of Chattanooga. UT Chattanooga not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Tennessee list.

The student loan default rate at UT Chattanooga is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,689 students at UT Chattanooga that take at least one class online. About 1,757 of the students at UT Chattanooga are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Austin Peay State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville. Austin Peay State University also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Tennessee list, coming in at #8.

The student loan default rate at Austin Peay State University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,473 students at Austin Peay State University that take at least one class online. 3,684 students are part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at Austin Peay State University Report

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Tennessee Technological University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee Tech University, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Tennessee ranking.

About 1.2% of Tennessee Tech University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,609 students take at least one class online at Tennessee Tech University. There are roughly 1,966 part time students in attendance at Tennessee Tech University.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Tennessee Technological University

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Tennessee State University. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Tennessee ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.4%. There are approximately 2,651 students at Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,446 part time students in attendance at Tennessee State University.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Tennessee State University

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The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Martin, UT Martin is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. UT Martin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Tennessee list.

About 2.2% of UT Martin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,612 students at UT Martin are exclusively online. About 2,163 of the students at UT Martin are attending part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at The University of Tennessee - Martin Report

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Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN

Tusculum University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Tusculum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Greeneville.

The student loan default rate at Tusculum is lower than is typical, just 5.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 747 students take at least one class online at Tusculum. 325 students are part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at Tusculum University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,441
Georgia 1,490
North Carolina 2,665
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.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 11 schools only.

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