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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$24,082 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for phys ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for phys ed majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health & Physical Education

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in the Southeast Region for health and physical education students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Cumberlands undergraduate students pay an average of $9,875 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bob Jones University are $21,062 a year.

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#3

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are $22,000 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, phys ed graduates from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale carry an average student debtload of $22,304. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $148.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webber International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Webber International University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Babson Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webber International University are $29,184 per year.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,805
Virginia 1,593
North Carolina 2,940
Florida 1,949
Tennessee 2,405
Kentucky 988
South Carolina 1,141
Louisiana 678
Arkansas 854
Alabama 858
Mississippi 1,050
West Virginia 1,170

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

Majors Similar 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 4 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).

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