2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness is the 346th most popular major in the country with 1,330 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 482 other health and physical education/fitness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 other health and physical education/fitness graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other health and physical education/fitness programs that also have a lower cost than 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 other health and physical education/fitness program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree outdoor health & physical education/fitness students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness in the Southeast Region

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness at The University of Alabama

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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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