by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 13,335 people earned their degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 384 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 334 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,140 and $21,982 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. That schools that top this list have a program in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree physical education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Billings. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s physical education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana - Western. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana Western is located in Dillon, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s physical education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lewiston, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical education degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical education degrees to 124 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UVU Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s physical education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at MSU Denver
With a ranking of #7, University of Providence did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Falls, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Providence Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical education students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full WSU Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
University of Utah ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at U of U
Rocky Mountain College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s physical education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rocky Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
Montana Bible College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical education students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Montana Bible College
With a ranking of #9, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Montana Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report
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