2021 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
38
Colleges
5,551
Bachelor's Degrees
$27,272
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health & physical education was ranked 6th in Texas. In fact, 5,551 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 11.4% of all the phys ed bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in phys ed. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health & physical education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the health & physical education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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.
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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
Check out the phys ed programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's health & physical education ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Texas list, coming in at #2.
About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.
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Southern Methodist University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Texas ranking.
About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 3,019 part time students in attendance at SMU.
Full Health & Physical Education at Southern Methodist University Report
Our rankings recognize Texas Woman's University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
About 1.5% of TWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 7,329 part time students in attendance at TWU.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Houston - Clear Lake. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UH Clear Lake has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Texas ranking.
The student loan default rate at UH Clear Lake is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,857 students at UH Clear Lake that take at least one class online. About 4,970 of the students at UH Clear Lake are attending part time.
Full Health & Physical Education at University of Houston - Clear Lake Report
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Tarleton State University. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 6,360 students at Tarleton are exclusively online. 4,832 students are part time.
Full Health & Physical Education at Tarleton State University Report
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Arlington. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
About 1.4% of UT Arlington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. 22,217 students are part time.
Full Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at Arlington Report
Sam Houston State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. There are roughly 6,353 part time students in attendance at SHSU.
Full Health & Physical Education at Sam Houston State University Report
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Texas ranking.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.
Full Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at Austin Report
Texas Tech University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock. Texas Tech also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Texas list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. About 7,077 of the students at Texas Tech are attending part time.
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Texas State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas State also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Texas rankings.
About 2.0% of Texas State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. About 8,642 of the students at Texas State are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
