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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
199 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General is the 54th most popular major in the country with 13,335 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 787 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 199 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education degrees to 80 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 SIUE

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 72 masters’s physical education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full Illinois State Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s physical education students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Full OHIO Athens Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical education students 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%.

Read more about Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Ball State University

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical education degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

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University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio

University of Rio Grande ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rio Grande, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Rio Grande Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Report

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