2023 Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
670
Degrees Awarded
$24,170
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Phys Ed for an Associate” ranking.
Health & Physical Education is the 11th most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health and physical education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,386 and had an average of $24,576 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 9,710 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,357 and $22,846 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 670 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health and physical education 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 health and physical education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Phys Ed for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Phys Ed for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying phys ed.
Top 1 Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Phys Ed for an Associate list. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Texas College also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 532 of the 28,233 students enrolled at South Texas College were GI Bill® students, of which 193 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,731. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at South Texas College]](/colleges/south-texas-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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