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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$30,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,500 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 9,742 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for phys ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Chicago is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Chicago Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Wisconsin - Madison

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Indiana University - Bloomington

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 10% of our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 15% of our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Health & Physical Education at Michigan State University Report

#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Toledo are $27,739 per year.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Toledo Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 212
Illinois 700
Ohio 457
Indiana 161
Wisconsin 107

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 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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