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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$26,292 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,747 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 173 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maine to see which 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 Schools in Maine

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Health & Physical Education

$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value school in Maine for health and physical education students. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, phys ed graduates from University of Southern Maine carry an average student debtload of $22,910.

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#2

University of New England

Biddeford, ME
$39,820 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of New England helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Maine. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNE are $39,820 per year. After completing their degree, phys ed graduates from UNE carry an average student debtload of $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $409, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UNE not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Maine list.

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$39,986 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great value for health and physical education students. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $39,986 per year. The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at Saint Joseph's Maine take out is $27,000.

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#4

Thomas College

Waterville, ME
$29,152 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in Maine list. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Waterville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Thomas College are $29,152 a year. Phys Ed majors at Thomas College take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,156
Connecticut 261
New Hampshire 456
Rhode Island 201
Vermont 133

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 4 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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