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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$27,546 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Health & Physical Education is the #17 most popular major in Oregon with 582 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for phys ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

Check out the phys ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health & Physical Education

#1

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Our analysis found Eastern Oregon University to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Oregon. Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EOU are $9,696 per year. Phys Ed majors at EOU take out an average of $25,023 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Oregon State College are $10,269 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed majors at Western Oregon State College accumulate an average of around $23,395 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 $161.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oregon State are $12,188 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed majors at Oregon State accumulate an average of around $23,087 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $453.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $255, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Willamette University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.

Willamette undergraduate students pay an average of $44,234 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Linfield University - McMinnville Campus 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 #6 on the list. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McMinnville.

Linfield undergraduate students pay an average of $46,032 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Linfield not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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#7

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Pacific undergraduate students pay an average of $50,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $436, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Pacific did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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#8

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GFU are $38,520 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, phys ed graduates from GFU carry an average student debtload of $23,900.

GFU also made our Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 10,519
Washington 572
Nevada 268
Hawaii 171
Alaska 19

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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