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2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,059 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,147 and $19,220 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in health and physical education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health and physical education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health and physical education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree phys ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 12 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of Wyoming

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #2 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of Northern Colorado

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

BYU also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at BYU

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 8 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Utah Health & Physical Education Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 8 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Health & Physical Education Report

#6

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Adams State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Adams State is a small school located in Alamosa, Colorado that handed out 11 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Adams State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State are $10,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Adams State University

#7

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

With a ranking of #7, Boise State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boise State University is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boise State University Health & Physical Education Report

#8

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#9 in overall quality

Southern Utah University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 19 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Utah University Health & Physical Education Report

#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#8 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Colorado Mesa University is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Colorado Mesa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Mesa are $14,078.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Colorado Mesa University

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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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