2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 9,340 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,939 and $22,671 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,397 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 67 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health and physical education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 46 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Permian Basin is $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 58 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 222 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students.
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Out of the 67 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MSU Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
Out of the 67 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the #5 spot on the list. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 48 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for East Central University is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $12,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 349 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students per year to attend Texas Tech University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 305 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 439 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students per year to attend University of Houston.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of North Texas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 245 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 355 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students.
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Texas Woman’s University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 126 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students list, TWU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students.
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Texas State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 475 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s phys ed degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.
UCO also took the #22 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students per year to attend UCO.
Northeastern State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students per year to attend Northeastern State University.
With a ranking of #19, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 228 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
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Angelo State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 95 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students per year to attend Angelo State University.
Cameron University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Cameron University is located in Lawton, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Cameron University is $7,952 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
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Oklahoma Panhandle State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OPSU is a small school located in Goodwell, Oklahoma that handed out 15 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend OPSU is $10,537 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU also took the #17 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students per year to attend SFASU.
Lamar University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,311 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Phys Ed students per year to attend Lamar University.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Lamar University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 109 bachelors’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree phys ed students.
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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%.
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- *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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