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2027 Best Value Physical Fitness Technician Schools in Michigan

[Physical Fitness Technician](/majors/parks-recreation-fitness/health-and-physical-education/physical-fitness-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong physical fitness technician education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for physical fitness technician students.

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• Best Value Physical Fitness Technician Schools in Michigan

2027 Best Value Physical Fitness Technician Schools in Michigan

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the physical fitness technician degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Physical Fitness Technician Schools

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Aquinas College Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI

$40,218 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,500 Avg Student Debt

$49,584 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in physical fitness technician, no school beat Aquinas College Michigan this year. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $40,218. Typical student debt for physical fitness technician graduates is $24,500. Physical Fitness Technician graduates of Aquinas College Michigan earn a median of $40,708 early in their careers. Set against $24,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Aquinas College Michigan admits about 90% of applicants.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

$15,480 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$55,874 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Central Michigan University earned it the #2 place for physical fitness technician. Central Michigan University is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. Students from in state pay about $15,480 in tuition and fees. Physical Fitness Technician graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Physical Fitness Technician graduates of Central Michigan University earn a median of $36,910 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 90% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.