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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

51 Colleges
$28,530 Avg Salary
$25,187 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Health & Physical Education is the #11 most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $326.

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#3

Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Westmont College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Far Western US Region . Westmont is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $583.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Puget Sound helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Phys Ed majors at Wazzu take out an average of $22,004 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $456.

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#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health and physical education programs. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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University of the Pacific came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $637, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

With a ranking of #9, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 10,519
Washington 572
Oregon 582
Nevada 268
Hawaii 171
Alaska 19

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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