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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,070 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,381 Avg Salary

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.

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

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health & Physical Education

Our analysis found International Sports Sciences Association to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . ISSA is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Carpinteria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ISSA are $10,107 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, phys ed graduates from ISSA carry an average student debtload of $19,753.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at International Sports Sciences Association

Out of the 2 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mt. SAC are $10,032 a 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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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 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.

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