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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2 Colleges
$26,381 Avg Salary
$14,783 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Associate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best associate 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 Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Health & Physical Education

Our 2023 rankings named International Sports Sciences Association the best school in the Far Western US Region for health and physical education students working on their associate degree. ISSA is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Carpinteria.

After completing their Associate Degree, phys ed graduates from ISSA carry an average student debtload of $19,753.

Full Health & Physical Education at International Sports Sciences Association Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Mt. San Antonio College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, phys ed graduates from Mt. SAC take out $9,232 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Mt. San Antonio College

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 2 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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