2023 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Veterans in Idaho
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Ranked Colleges
191
Degrees Awarded
$26,800
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Phys Ed” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Idaho, there were 191 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,310 and $24,187 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Phys Ed” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the health and physical education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Phys Ed
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Phys Ed”.
Top 3 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Veterans in Idaho
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Phys Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 97 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 24,069 students enrolled at Boise State, 1,134 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,559. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Boise State University]](/colleges/boise-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Phys Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a public institution located in Lewiston, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis - Clark State College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 168 of the 3,856 students enrolled at Lewis - Clark State College were GI Bill® students, of which 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,079. To help with additional expenses, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lewis - Clark State College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lewis - Clark State College]](/colleges/lewis-clark-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Phys Ed list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 34 ’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
U of I also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, U of I supports 10,791 students, and 382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 248 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. During this same period, 29 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full U of I Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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