2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Undergraduate Certificate 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Health & Physical Education
Our analysis found International Sports Sciences Association to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. ISSA is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Carpinteria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ISSA are $10,107 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri Southern State University is a great value for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Southern are $15,896 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in the United States. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Mesa are $22,322 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern California Health Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. SOCHI is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Reseda.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, phys ed graduates from SOCHI carry an average student debtload of $12,640. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $56.
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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 Majors Related 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.