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

7 Ranked Colleges
261 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master's in Arkansas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arkansas, there were 768 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,357 and $21,562 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 261 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. A-State is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 167 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at A-State

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at UARK

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Central Arkansas Health & Physical Education Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas. UAM is a small school located in Monticello, Arkansas that handed out 15 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UAM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Monticello are $15,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Arkansas at Monticello

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 12 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Henderson State University

#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

Arkansas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2019-2020.

ATU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at ATU

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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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