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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$17,287 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,872 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, health and physical education students earned 1,170 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in West Virginia 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.

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 Schools in West Virginia

Check out the phys ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Health & Physical Education

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year. The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at American Military University take out is $21,148.

American Military University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia list.

Full Health & Physical Education at American Public University System Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia list. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

WVU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Phys Ed majors at WVU take out an average of $25,949 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $450.

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

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at West Virginia University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fairmont State are $7,892 a year. The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at Fairmont State take out is $25,316.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Fairmont State University

#4

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

The excellent programs at Marshall University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Marshall University are $8,552 a year. While working on their degree, phys ed majors at Marshall University accumulate an average of around $25,250 in student debt.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Marshall University

$30,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Alderson Broaddus University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Philippi, Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alderson Broaddus University are $30,020 a year. Phys Ed majors at Alderson Broaddus University take out an average of $26,157 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Health & Physical Education at Alderson Broaddus University Report

$32,612 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the remote town of Buckhannon, West Virginia Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Virginia Wesleyan are $32,612 per year. On average, phys ed graduates from West Virginia Wesleyan take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at West Virginia Wesleyan College

Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,805
Virginia 1,593
North Carolina 2,940
Florida 1,949
Tennessee 2,405
Kentucky 988
South Carolina 1,141
Louisiana 678
Arkansas 854
Alabama 858
Mississippi 1,050

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 6 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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