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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

6 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master's in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” 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 Alabama, there were 680 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,750 and $29,459 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health and physical education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health and physical education programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

#1

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Alabama is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

UNA also took the #0 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNA are $13,860.

Full UNA Health & Physical Education Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

USA also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at USA

#3

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #3 spot on the list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

AUM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AUM are $17,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at AUM

#4

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

TROY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156.

Full TROY Health & Physical Education Report

#5

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 15 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Jacksonville State University

#6

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

Alabama A & M University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. AAMU is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

AAMU also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at AAMU are $21,574, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at AAMU

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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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