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2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 64,869 people earned their degree in health and physical education, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree phys ed students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Southwest Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s phys ed degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree phys ed students list, TWU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Texas Woman’s University

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Full University of Houston Health & Physical Education Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at UT Austin

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Health & Physical Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at Arlington

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Baylor University

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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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