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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$17,505 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,463 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,079 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in California 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools

$38,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia University, Irvine are $38,740 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in California list.

Full Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Irvine Report

$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in California list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSULB are $6,846 a year.

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$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 22 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $7,852 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Health & Physical Education at San Jose State University Report

$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - East Bay helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in California. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $6,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 22 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 15% of our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in California ranking.

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$39,500 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

PLNU undergraduate students pay an average of $39,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Point Loma Nazarene University Report

$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Sacramento ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,727 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - San Marcos came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUSM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $7,043 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Physical Education at California State University - Northridge Report

#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 122
Oregon 59
Nevada 13
Hawaii 12

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 22 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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