[Performance And Sport](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/performance-and-sport/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong performance and sport education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 19 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value performance and sport schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in performance and sport, balancing cost against outcomes.
Our analysis ranked Capella University the best value for a degree in performance and sport in the United States. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $14,400. Students borrow a median of $35,998 to complete the performance and sport program here. Performance And Sport graduates of Capella University earn a median of $72,053 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Faulkner University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value performance and sport schools. Faulkner University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $23,920. Typical student debt for performance and sport graduates is $27,691. Early-career performance and sport graduates make about $26,988. Set against $27,691 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 73% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 19 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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