Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General in the New England Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
300 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Schools

The physical education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Castleton, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Castleton University is $17,637 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical education students with aid.

Full Castleton University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #5 spot in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston is $18,340 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical education students with aid.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UMass Boston

#3

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Westfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree physical education students with aid list, Westfield has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Westfield is $19,167 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Westfield State University

#4

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $19,316 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students with aid per year to attend Plymouth State.

Full Plymouth State University Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

#5

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 4 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 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 Northern Vermont University is $15,749 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Education students with aid.

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

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree physical education students with aid list, UNH has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical education students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at UNH

#7

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

Norwich University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Norwich University 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 $24,701 for new england region bachelor’s degree physical education students with aid per year to attend Norwich University.

Read full report on Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Norwich

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Featured Athletic Training Schools

Find Schools Near You