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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree phys ed students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

TWU also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at TWU

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot 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 UT Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree phys ed students with aid list, UH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Health & Physical Education Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at Arlington

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree phys ed students with aid list, OSU has also earned the #5 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 OSU are $23,963.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Health & Physical Education Report

#8 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s phys ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #8 spot 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 NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

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

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot 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 Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Texas A&M College Station

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor Health & Physical Education Report

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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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