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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

40 Colleges
$14,750 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,648 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for phys ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.

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#2

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means MSU Texas is a great value for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $8,056 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,376 a year.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 a year.

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#5

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, TX

Out of the 40 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Payne University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Howard Payne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Brownwood.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard Payne are $10,080 per year.

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East Central 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 town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $11,634 per year.

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Southern Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health and physical education programs. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethany.

SNU graduate students pay an average of $13,990 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas Woman’s 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 #8 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $15,048 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

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#10

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

With a ranking of #10, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,194
Arizona 949
Oklahoma 1,053
New Mexico 141

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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