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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$23,308 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

Health & Physical Education is the #30 most popular major in the country with 9,742 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

BYU also made our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great value for health and physical education students. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

Adams State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,933 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for health and physical education students. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO
$22,322 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado Mesa University is a great value for health and physical education students. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Mesa are $22,322 a year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Colorado Mesa University Report

The excellent programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $23,785 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Northern Colorado Report

Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health and physical education programs. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Health & Physical Education at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Utah Report

Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Utah State University Report

Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boise State are $24,980 a year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Boise State University Report

#10

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT
$20,542 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Utah University are $20,542 per year.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 142
Utah 35
Idaho 31
Montana 4
Wyoming 11

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

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

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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