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

77 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 77 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Physical Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found California State University - Fullerton to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 49% are male.

Phys Ed majors at Cal State Fullerton take out an average of $16,548 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $196.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 458 students majoring in phys ed at CSUN, 56% are male and 44% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed majors at CSUN accumulate an average of around $17,664 in student debt.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 58% of the phys ed majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed majors at SDSU accumulate an average of around $17,872 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $241, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 336 students majoring in phys ed at Cal State LA, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Phys Ed majors at Cal State LA take out an average of $18,219 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Far Western US Region . Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

About 47% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 53% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed majors at Sac State accumulate an average of around $20,381 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $199.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the phys ed majors at the school.

On average, phys ed graduates from CSULB take out $18,250 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health and physical education programs. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Women make up 54% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Phys Ed majors at Fresno State take out an average of $16,515 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 253 students majoring in phys ed at UNLV, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Phys Ed majors at UNLV take out an average of $20,317 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $333.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

With a ranking of #9, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 235 students majoring in phys ed at Oregon State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at Oregon State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,087. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $453, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#11

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 54% of the phys ed majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed graduates from SFSU carry an average student debt load of $18,439. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $204, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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California State University - Chico came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
14 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
15 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges 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.

  • 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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