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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$44,437 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,262 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 292 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Health & Physical Education

#1

Howard University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Howard University the best value school in District of Columbia for health and physical education students. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Howard are $28,916 a year. Phys Ed majors at Howard take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,114, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgetown are $59,957 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #1 for overall quality for phys ed in District of Columbia.

Full Health & Physical Education at Georgetown University Report

Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,440
New York 2,264
Maryland 787
New Jersey 1,029
Delaware 342

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 2 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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