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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$16,488 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Nebraska the best value school in the Plains States Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.

Concordia University, Nebraska graduate students pay an average of $8,650 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU are $10,263 per year.

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#6

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

With a ranking of #6, Grand View 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 medium-sized city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Grand View University graduate students pay an average of $9,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul 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. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

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#8

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

With a ranking of #8, Lindenwood 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 Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.

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Missouri Western 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 Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri Western are $12,318 a year.

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#10

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

With a ranking of #10, Northern State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

NSU graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NSU also did well on our Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,128
Minnesota 1,001
Kansas 663
Iowa 1,377
Nebraska 351
North Dakota 266
South Dakota 311

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

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 23 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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