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2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

9 Ranked Colleges
603 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master's in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Illinois, there were 1,984 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,613 and $23,668 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 603 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in health and physical education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health and physical education programs and 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 Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Illinois

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 257 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Chicago

#2

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 78 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069.

Full Illinois State University Health & Physical Education Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 65 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at SIUE

#4

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 48 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Illinois University Health & Physical Education Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 15 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at UIUC

#6

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree phys ed students list, EIU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Eastern Illinois University

#7

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at NIU

With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 16 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at SIUC

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 38 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern 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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