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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

40 Colleges
$21,847 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,357 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for phys ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools

$11,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year.

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#2

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX
$11,726 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Texas are $11,726 a year.

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$15,870 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $15,870 a year.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
$17,582 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great value for health and physical education students. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarleton are $17,582 per year.

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#5

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, TX
$30,488 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Payne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Brownwood, Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard Payne are $30,488 per year.

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$16,555 Average Tuition & Fees

East Central 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. ECU is a small public school located in the remote town of Ada.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $16,555 per year.

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$27,000 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNU are $27,000 per year.

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$18,186 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TWU are $18,186 per year.

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$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.

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#10

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX
$18,482 Average Tuition & Fees

Lamar University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health and physical education programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

Lamar University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 812
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 268
New Mexico 25

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 25 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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