2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Education for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest Region for Physical Education for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 13,944 people earned their degree in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,107 sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Education for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Education for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Education for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma

1,038 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Education for a Master’s. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

OSU also made our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. During this same period, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas

441 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$7,426 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Education for a Master’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

TSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 7,015 students enrolled at Texas Southern University, 441 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 179 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,426. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Southern University]](/colleges/texas-southern-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.