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2024 Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia

6 Ranked Colleges
1,170 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia” 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 67,146 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health & physical education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,386 and had an average of $24,576 in loans still to pay off.

Across West Virginia, there were 1,170 health & physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,872 and $25,775 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in health & physical education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health & 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 & 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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Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education in West Virginia

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American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 683 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American Public University System is $10,563 for West Virginia Phys Ed students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at American Public University System

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 229 degrees to qualified ’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University is $13,355 for West Virginia Phys Ed students.

Full WVU Health & Physical Education Report

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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified ’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

Marshall University also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $8,351 for west virginia phys ed students per year to attend Marshall University.

Full Marshall University Health & Physical Education Report

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Fairmont State University
Fairmont, West Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairmont State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fairmont State University is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Fairmont State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia” ranking. It costs about $11,326 for West Virginia Phys Ed students per year to attend Fairmont State.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Fairmont State

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Alderson Broaddus University
Philippi, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alderson Broaddus University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia list. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Alderson Broaddus University also made our “Best Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $20,683 for West Virginia Phys Ed students per year to attend Alderson Broaddus University.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Alderson Broaddus University

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West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia

West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Phys Ed Schools in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia that handed out 21 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

West Virginia Wesleyan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia Wesleyan is $21,113 for west virginia phys ed students.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at West Virginia Wesleyan

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