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2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 the Southwest region, there were 9,340 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,939 and $22,671 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in health and physical education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health and physical education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health and physical education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree phys ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s phys ed degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at Austin

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Woman’s University Health & Physical Education Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree phys ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at UH

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at OSU

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at UT Arlington

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station Health & Physical Education Report

#8 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 3 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s phys ed degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Baylor 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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