2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master'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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU also made our Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adams State are $10,896 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Mesa University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado Mesa are $14,535 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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University of Utah landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health and physical education programs. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.
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Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.
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Boise State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Utah University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health and physical education programs. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.
Southern Utah University graduate students pay an average of $24,504 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 910 |
| Utah | 943 |
| Idaho | 186 |
| Montana | 91 |
| Wyoming | 120 |
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Majors Related to Phys Ed
One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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