2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree School for You
Health & Physical Education is the #17 most popular major in Virginia with 1,593 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. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Virginia 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. 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 Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Health & Physical Education
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
JMU graduate students pay an average of $12,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
JMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.
University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
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Hampton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hampton are $13,134 a year.
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Randolph College 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 Lynchburg, Randolph is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Randolph are $17,310 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,805 |
| North Carolina | 2,940 |
| Florida | 1,949 |
| Tennessee | 2,405 |
| Kentucky | 988 |
| South Carolina | 1,141 |
| Louisiana | 678 |
| Arkansas | 854 |
| Alabama | 858 |
| Mississippi | 1,050 |
| West Virginia | 1,170 |
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Health & Physical Education Related Majors for Phys Ed
Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
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 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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