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2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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 Southeast region, there were 16,699 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,232 and $25,452 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 190 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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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The phys ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree phys ed students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southeast Region

#1

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,923 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Phys Ed students per year to attend Bob Jones University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Bob Jones University Health & Physical Education Report

#2

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #2 spot on the list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 42 associates’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $33,428 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Phys Ed students per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Health & Physical Education Report

#3

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s phys ed degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Wake Technical Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,876 for southeast region associate degree phys ed students per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.

Full Wake Technical Community College Health & Physical Education Report

#4

Webber International University

Babson Park, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webber International University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Webber International University is located in Babson Park, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webber International University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Webber International University is $24,479 for southeast region associate degree phys ed students.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Webber International University

#5

Bryan University

Rogers, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Bryan University is a small school located in Rogers, Arkansas that handed out 1 associates’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree phys ed students list, Bryan University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bryan University is $18,646 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Phys Ed students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Bryan University Health & Physical Education Report

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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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