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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

51 Colleges
$20,622 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,530 Avg Salary

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's 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.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at National University 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 . National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year. Phys Ed majors at National University take out an average of $33,584 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

National University also claimed a spot on our Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great value for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $18,875 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed majors at Cal State East Bay accumulate an average of around $19,155 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $188.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great value for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,272 in tuition and fees each year. 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 - San Marcos landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health and physical education programs. CSUSM is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSUSM are $19,607 a year. Phys Ed majors at CSUSM take out an average of $19,423 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $185.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $18,856 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed majors at Cal State Fullerton accumulate an average of around $16,548 in student debt. 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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#8

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

With a ranking of #8, Sonoma State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

SSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,868 in tuition and fees each year. On average, phys ed graduates from SSU take out $19,269 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $219, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $326.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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California State University - Fresno came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,533 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed graduates from Fresno State carry an average student debtload of $16,515.

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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 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).

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