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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,751 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,236 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

With 141 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #32 most popular major in New Mexico.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Mexico 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in New Mexico

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

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Health & Physical Education

$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 a year. While working on their degree, phys ed majors at NMSU Main Campus accumulate an average of around $16,750 in student debt.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

$16,200 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USW are $16,200 a year. After completing their degree, phys ed graduates from USW carry an average student debtload of $25,051.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of the Southwest Report

Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,194
Arizona 949
Oklahoma 1,053

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 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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