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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$31,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 309 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #70 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in New York 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.

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 York

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

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

#1

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Brooklyn College the best value school in New York for health and physical education students. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Brooklyn College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY
$30,910 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Canisius College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Canisius undergraduate students pay an average of $30,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, NY
$7,538 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Queens College is a great value for health and physical education students. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at QC are $7,538 per year.

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#4

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY
$8,815 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means SUNY Cortland is a great value for health and physical education students. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Cortland are $8,815 a year.

Full Health & Physical Education at SUNY Cortland Report

#5

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY
$40,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattanville College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in New York list. Manhattanville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Purchase.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Manhattanville are $40,380 per year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Manhattanville College Report

#6

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY
$35,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Niagara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Niagara are $35,980 a year.

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$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia is ranked #4 for overall quality for phys ed in New York.

Full Health & Physical Education at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

$45,562 Average Tuition & Fees

St John’s University - New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health and physical education programs. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STJ are $45,562 a year.

Full Health & Physical Education at St John’s University - New York Report

#9

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY
$42,475 Average Tuition & Fees

Adelphi University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in New York ranking. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City.

Adelphi undergraduate students pay an average of $42,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 584
Maryland 16
New Jersey 79
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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 9 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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