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Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$31,261 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor'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.

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.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Health & Physical Education

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 a 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,440
New York 2,264
Maryland 787
New Jersey 1,029
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 342

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 3 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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