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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

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300 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General is the 55th most popular major in the country with 14,096 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 357 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 300 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Castleton University is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Castleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Castleton University is $18,538 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also made our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Boston is $18,521 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Westfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

Westfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Westfield is $17,643 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $21,161 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#5

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #5 spot on the list. Norwich is located in Northfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Norwich also made our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $21,774 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Norwich University.

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#6

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Plymouth State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Plymouth State is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Plymouth State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Plymouth State University is $16,953 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Northern Vermont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $15,464 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northern Vermont University.

Full Northern Vermont University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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