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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Michigan

10 Ranked Colleges
175 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master's in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Michigan, there were 2,107 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,721 and $25,929 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 175 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U-M Health & Physical Education Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Central Michigan University

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 20 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State Health & Physical Education Report

#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Michigan University Health & Physical Education Report

#5

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 12 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Michigan University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Northern Michigan University

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree phys ed students list, Wayne State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Wayne State

#4 in overall quality

Michigan Technological University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree phys ed students list, Michigan Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan Technological University Health & Physical Education Report

#8

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 14 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Michigan University Health & Physical Education Report

#9

Adrian College

Adrian, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Adrian College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. Adrian is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Adrian also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adrian are $19,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Adrian College

#10

Concordia University, Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Ann Arbor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Ann Arbor are $12,620, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Ann Arbor

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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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