2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
The Best Value Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for phys ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health & Physical Education
Our 2023 rankings named International Sports Sciences Association the best value 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 medium-sized suburb of Carpinteria.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISSA are $10,107 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, phys ed graduates from ISSA carry an average student debtload of $19,753.
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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 value 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 very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mt. SAC are $10,032 per year. On average, phys ed graduates from Mt. SAC take out $9,232 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Phys Ed
One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Phys Ed
| 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.
- 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.