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Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$30,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,500 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 67,146 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for phys ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

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

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Concordia University, Chicago also did well on our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 3 spot on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great value for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health and physical education programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 10% of our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health and physical education programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 15% of our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Toledo are $27,739 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,199
Ohio 2,505
Illinois 2,000
Indiana 1,564
Wisconsin 943

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

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 10 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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