2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. On average, phys ed graduates from BYU take out $12,450 in student loans while working on their degree.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year. On average, phys ed graduates from WSU take out $13,814 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.
Adams State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,933 in tuition and fees each year. On average, phys ed graduates from Adams State take out $24,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year. On average, phys ed graduates from UW take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 per year. The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at Colorado State University - Pueblo take out is $24,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $194.
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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 a year. On average, phys ed graduates from University of Northern Colorado take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $295.
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Utah Valley University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health and physical education programs. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year. On average, phys ed graduates from UVU take out $15,911 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UVU also is in the top 15% of our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.
Lewis - Clark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $20,238 in tuition and fees each year. Phys Ed majors at Lewis - Clark State College take out an average of $22,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year. Phys Ed majors at Colorado State take out an average of $24,510 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $378.
Colorado State also made our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
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Western Colorado University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Western is a small public school located in the remote town of Gunnison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western are $22,446 per year. While working on their degree, phys ed majors at Western accumulate an average of around $25,970 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $270, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Request InformationBest Health & Physical Education Colleges by State
Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 910 |
| Utah | 943 |
| Idaho | 186 |
| Montana | 91 |
| Wyoming | 120 |
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Majors Related to Phys Ed
One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 19 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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