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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate

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42 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate” ranking.

Health & Physical Education is the 11th most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health and 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 Texas, there were 7,228 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,588 and $22,725 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in health and physical education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health and physical education programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health and physical education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree vets studying phys ed.

Top 5 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M College Station offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Austin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, UT Arlington supports 48,072 students, and 2,109 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,211 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Arlington Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Phys Ed for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 16,433 students enrolled at Texas Woman’s University, 495 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,466. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Woman’s University]](/colleges/texas-womans-university/student-life/veterans/)

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