by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Major in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 1,377 people earned their degree in outdoor health & physical education/fitness, making the major the 392nd most popular in the United States.
Across Maryland, there were 14 outdoor health & physical education/fitness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in outdoor health & physical education/fitness. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in outdoor health & physical education/fitness.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Major in Maryland” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Major in Maryland”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Chesapeake College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Wye Mills, Maryland, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s outdoor health & physical education/fitness students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness at Chesapeake College
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington Adventist University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Takoma Park, Maryland, and it awarded 1 ’s outdoor health & physical education/fitness degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness at Washington Adventist University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Maryland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Major in Maryland list. College of Southern Maryland is a small school located in La Plata, Maryland that handed out 8 ’s outdoor health & physical education/fitness degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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