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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$24,778 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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. 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Health & Physical Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the best value school in the Plains States Region for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and physical education schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 246
Minnesota 141
Iowa 127
Kansas 50
Nebraska 36
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 52

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 3 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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