by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Ohio Wesleyan University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at OWU was ranked #161 on College Factual's Best Schools for phys ed list. It is also ranked #9 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for OWU.
Part-time undergraduates at OWU paid an average of $5,090 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,870 | $46,870 |
| Fees | $260 | $260 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,246 | $13,246 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,700 | $1,700 |
Learn more about OWU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Phys Ed students who received their bachelor’s degree at OWU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $23,980.
phys ed who receive their bachelor’s degree from OWU make an average of $28,753 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $27,962.
OWU does not offer an online option for its phys ed bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the OWU Online Learning page.
About 38.2% of the students who received their BS in phys ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.2% of the phys ed bachelor’s degrees at OWU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General | 9 |
| Sports Management | 12 |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 13 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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