by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 67,146 people earned their degree in health and physical education, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health and physical education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,386 and had an average of $24,576 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Hampshire, there were 462 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,149 and $26,971 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health and physical education. To top this list, a school must have a successful health and physical education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The phys ed 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 “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 212 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Southern New Hampshire University
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 84 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Plymouth State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire list. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified ’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire list. Keene State is a small school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 30 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin Pierce University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire list. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rindge, New Hampshire. It awarded 27 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on Health & Physical Education at Franklin Pierce University
Colby - Sawyer College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire ranking, coming in at #6. Colby - Sawyer is located in New London, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Colby - Sawyer
With a ranking of #7, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire list. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 8 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
New England College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire ranking. New England College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Manchester Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 5 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Rivier University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in New Hampshire list. Rivier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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