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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

6 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$42,844 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 67,146 people earned their degree in health and physical education, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. 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 Wisconsin, there were 972 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,910 and $26,342 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 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 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree vets studying phys ed.

Top 6 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 7 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.According to our most recent data, UW - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master’s list. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 5 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.According to our most recent data, UWM supports 24,565 students, and 983 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 494 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,519. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UWM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master’s. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

UW - La Crosse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Of the 10,531 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 230 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,846. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master’s. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 22 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - River Falls also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #5.Among the 5,855 students enrolled at UW - River Falls, 185 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,939. During this same period, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Veteran Student Life Report

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Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cardinal Stritch University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cardinal Stritch University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Cardinal Stritch did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Among the 1,646 students enrolled at Cardinal Stritch, 25 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,258. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Cardinal Stritch University Veteran Student Life Report

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Carthage College
Kenosha, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #6, Carthage College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Phys Ed for a Master’s list. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

Carthage also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 39 of the 2,763 students enrolled at Carthage College were GI Bill® students, of which 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,318. In addition to receiving other benefits, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Carthage College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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