Health & Physical Education is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #25 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of health & physical education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,671 associate degrees in health & physical education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health & physical education students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of health & physical education students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for health & physical education to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health & physical education related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health & physical education students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Health & Physical Education Schools
The phys ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Featured Health & Physical Education Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Turn your passion for sports into a career with a wide range of employment options with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Turn your passion for sports into a career and a path to high-level roles in the industry with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Any student who is interested in an associate degree in health & physical education needs to look into Mt. San Antonio College. Located in the large suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a very large student population.
Associate graduates who receive their degree from the phys ed program earn about $20,123 in their early career salary.
International Sports Sciences Association is a good choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in health & physical education. ISSA is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Carpinteria.
Those health & physical education students who get their associate degree from International Sports Sciences Association earn $11,262 more than the standard phys ed grad.
Pursue opportunities in collegiate and professional sport management organizations with the support of this well-established online master's degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest of our data about colleges.