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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,330 people earned their degree in other health and physical education/fitness, making the major the 346th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 158 other health and physical education/fitness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 116 other health and physical education/fitness graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health and physical education/fitness. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other health and physical education/fitness programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other health and physical education/fitness program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Missouri Southern is a medium-sized public school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 37 bachelors’s other health and physical education/fitness degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri Southern also made our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Southern is $7,882 for plains states region bachelor’s degree outdoor health & physical education/fitness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Mayville State University

Mayville, North Dakota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mayville State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Mayville State University is a small school located in Mayville, North Dakota that handed out 1 bachelors’s other health and physical education/fitness degrees in 2019-2020.

Mayville State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $7,679 for plains states region bachelor’s degree outdoor health & physical education/fitness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mayville State University.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #3 spot on the list. Graceland University - Lamoni is located in Lamoni, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s other health and physical education/fitness degrees to qualified students.

Graceland Lamoni also took the #3 spot in our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Graceland University - Lamoni is $15,015 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Benedictine College

Atchison, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Atchison, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other health and physical education/fitness students in 2019-2020.

Benedictine College also made our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Benedictine College is $18,742 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dordt University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Dordt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $24,967 for plains states region bachelor’s degree outdoor health & physical education/fitness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dordt University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Saint Ambrose University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s other health and physical education/fitness degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Ambrose University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $23,977 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Saint Ambrose University.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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