2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
49
Degrees Awarded
$28,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,441 people earned their degree in other health and physical education/fitness, making the major the 392nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 489 other health and physical education/fitness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other health and physical education/fitness programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
More Ways to Rank Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools
The outdoor health & physical education/fitness school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying outdoor health & physical education/fitness.
Top 1 Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi, 46 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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