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2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in health and physical education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health and physical education 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 health and physical education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree phys ed students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 12 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wyoming Health & Physical Education Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Utah Health & Physical Education Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

BYU also took the #3 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 Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Brigham Young University - Provo

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#6

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

Boise State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

Boise State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Boise State University

#7

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

Adams State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Alamosa, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 11 students 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

#8

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#9 in overall quality

Southern Utah University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 19 students 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 landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Colorado Mesa 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Mesa are $14,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Colorado Mesa

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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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