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

11 Ranked Colleges
434 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master's in Ohio

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that 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 Ohio, there were 2,504 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,420 and $25,989 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 434 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 11 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 171 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Ohio University - Athens Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 42 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Health & Physical Education Report

#3

Wittenberg University

Springfield, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Wittenberg University landed the #3 spot on the list. Springfield, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Wittenberg did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wittenberg University are $8,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Wittenberg

#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #4 spot on the list. Xavier is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 28 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Xavier not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier University are $12,076.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 39 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Miami University - Oxford

#5 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

Full UC Health & Physical Education Report

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 17 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Kent State

#8

Ohio Dominican University

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Dominican University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking, coming in at #8. ODU is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ODU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio Dominican University are $11,556, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Ohio Dominican University

#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cleveland State University Health & Physical Education Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Health & Physical Education Report

#11

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

With a ranking of #11, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree phys ed students list, University of Toledo has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Toledo 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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