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Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health and physical education students earned 1,377 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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.

The Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Health & Physical Education

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $12,065 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa is ranked #4 for overall quality for phys ed in Iowa.

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#3

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand View University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

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

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great value for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UNI graduate students pay an average of $10,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNI is ranked #5 for overall quality for phys ed in Iowa.

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#5

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at William Penn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in Iowa. Located in the town of Oskaloosa, William Penn University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Penn University are $10,500 per year.

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Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 5 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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