2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Health & Physical Education is the 11th most popular major in the country with 64,869 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, health and physical education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,872 and had an average of $24,778 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 1,444 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $25,444 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health and physical education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health and physical education 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 health and physical education 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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