2020 Most Affordable Online Master's in Physical Education Programs
This list highlights 24 schools, all of which offer affordable online master's in physical education programs. Ranked #1, the University of North Georgia charges $4,545 per year for their Master of Science in Kinesiology - Health and Physical Education. Available courses include Advanced Exercise Prescription & Program Design, Analysis of Motor Skills, Applications of Qualitative Research in Physical Education, and Trends and Issues in Health & Physical Education. The University of the Cumberlands, ranked #2, has an annual tuition rate $4,725 for their Master of Arts in Education - Teacher Leader: Health & Physical Education.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| University of North Georgia | $4,545 | |
| University of the Cumberlands | $4,725 | |
| Valdosta State University | $4,981 | |
| Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville | $5,097 | |
| Northwest Missouri State University | $5,525 | |
| North Dakota State University - Main Campus | $5,993 | |
| Emporia State University | $6,393 | |
| Georgia Southern University | $6,444 | |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | $7,006 | |
| Gardner Webb University | $7,035 | |
| University of Arkansas | $7,321 | |
| West Virginia University | $7,635 | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | $7,650 | |
| University of Wyoming | $7,776 | |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello | $7,819 | |
| Jackson State University | $8,316 | |
| SUNY College at Brockport | $8,475 | |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | $8,583 | |
| University of Southern Mississippi | $8,624 | |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | $8,892 | |
| University of Idaho | $9,876 | |
| University of Memphis | $10,455 | |
| Western Kentucky University | $10,605 | |
| University of South Florida Online | $11,586 |
- Annual Tuition: $4,545
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 681
- Example Classes: Administration of HPE Programs in Schools; Advanced Exercise Prescription & Program Design; Analysis of Motor Skills; Applications of Qualitative Research in Physical Education; Obesity Prevention in Children and Youth; Trends and Issues in Health & Physical Education
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Kinesiology - Health and Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $4,725
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 10,210
- Example Classes: Applied Sports Medicine; Best Practices for Coaching and Mentoring Teachers; Current Issues in Health Promotion; Health and Fitness Psychology; Health Promotion through Physical Activity; Youth Health and Fitness
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Education - Teacher Leader: Health & Physical Education
- Master of Arts in Teaching - All Grades (P-12) Art, Health, Music, Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $4,981
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,511
- Example Classes: Assessment and Technology in Physical Education; Human Kinetics; Physical Education for Exceptional Learners; Physical Education Pedagogy; Program Development I (Games, Sports & Fitness); Program Development II (Gymnastics & Dance)
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Teaching in Education with a Concentration in Health and Physical Education
- Master of Education in Health and Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $5,097
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,448
- Example Classes: Analysis of Research in Physical Education and Coaching; Analysis of Teaching Behaviors in Sport and Physical Education; Behavioral Analysis of Exercise; Diversity in Physical Education and Sport; Physical Activity and Mental Health
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Education in Kinesiology - Physical Education and Coaching Pedagogy
- Annual Tuition: $5,525
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,203
- Example Classes: Curriculum in Health and Physical Education; Grantsmanship; Improving Instruction through Systematic Observation; Sports and Exercise Nutrition; Strategies and Interventions for Health Behavior Change
Online Master's Degrees
- M.S.Ed.: Health & Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $5,993
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,371
- Example Classes: Adapted Physical Education and Sport; Governance in Sport; Positive Youth Development Through Sport; School-Wide Physical Activity Promotion; Sport Revenue Generation; Teaching Concepts-Based Fitness
Online Master's Degrees
- M.S. in Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Science: Leadership in Physical Education and Sport
- Annual Tuition: $6,393
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,227
- Example Classes: Analysis of Teaching and Coaching; Art and Science of Coaching; Assessment in K-12 Physical Education.; Biomechanics; Exercise Metabolism; Teaching Online Health and PE
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (Non-Thesis)
- Master of Science in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (Thesis)
- Annual Tuition: $6,444
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,278
- Example Classes: Action Research in Physical Education; Assessment and Technology in Physical Education; Current Issues/Trends in School Health; Fitness and Wellness Education; Prevention, Recognition and Care of Athletic Injuries; Sociocultural Foundations of Sport Coaching
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Teaching - Health and Physical Education
- Master of Science in Kinesiology - Coaching Education
- Master of Science in Kinesiology - Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $7,006
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,305
- Example Classes: Exercise Prescription; Physiological Principles of Training; Program/Curriculum Design; Scientific Principles of Strength & Conditioning; Sport & Recreation Facility Management; Women's Sport/Wellness Issues
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Physical Education - Sport Administration
- Annual Tuition: $7,035
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,562
- Example Classes: Leadership and Ethics in Sport Pedagogy; Legal Issues in Sport and Physical Education; Scientific Principles of Human Performance; Sport and Physical Education for Diverse Populations; Sport in Society; Supervision and Evaluation of Instruction
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Sport Education
- Annual Tuition: $7,321
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,392
- Example Classes: Professional Issues in Physical Education and Sport; Risk Management in Physical Education and Athletics; Sport Psychology; Sport Skill Assessment and Instructional Strategies
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Education in Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $7,635
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,709
- Example Classes: Diversity Issues in Physical Education/Teaching; Instructional Technology in Sport and Physical Education; Motor Development for Special Populations Advanced Laboratory; Physical Activity in Schools; Physical Education/Teaching Curriculum Development and Evaluation; Theory of Fitness Education
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Physical Education Teacher Education (Non-Licensure)
- Master of Science in Sport Management - Comprehensive Sport Industry Management
- Annual Tuition: $7,650
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 579
- Example Classes: Advanced Methods of Teaching Physical Education; Advanced Motor Development; Advanced Sociology of Sports & Physical Activity; Historical/Philosophical Foundations of Education; Nutritional Basis of Exercise; Psychology of Coaching
Online Master's Degrees
- Traditional Master of Education in Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $7,776
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,452
- Example Classes: Analysis and Supervision of Teaching in Physical Education; Curriculum Design in Physical Education; Models of Teaching; Teaching Tactics in Sports-based Physical Education
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Kinesiology and Health - Physical Education Teaching Only (Non-Thesis Option)
- Annual Tuition: $7,819
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 301
- Example Classes: Advanced Exercise Physiology; Coaching Methodologies; Problems and Trends in Physical Education; Psychology of Sports in Physical Education; Risk Management and Legal Issues in Sports; Strength and Conditioning
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Teaching - K-12 Art, Music, Physical Education, and Foreign Language
- Master of Physical Education and Coaching
- Annual Tuition: $8,316
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,919
- Example Classes: Advanced Exercise Physiology; Biomechanics; Organization and Administration of Physical Education In Two and Four Year Colleges; Principles and Problems of Coaching; Theory and Practice of Coaching Track and Field
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $8,475
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,230
- Example Classes: Analysis of Teaching Physical Education; Behavior Management in Physical Education; Curriculum Design in Physical Education; Diversity in Education; Qualitative Research Methods in PE
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Education: Physical Education/Teacher Education
- Annual Tuition: $8,583
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,062
- Example Classes: Action Research Project in Adapted Physical Education; Legal Issues in Special Education; Psychological Aspects of Athletic Performance and Injury Rehabilitation; The Art and Science of Coaching; Theories and Principles of Growth and Motor Behavior; Theories and Principles of Motor Learning and Control
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Adapted Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $8,624
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,589
- Example Classes: Advanced Motor Developmen; Analysis of Teaching and Supervision in Physical Education; Corrective and Adaptive Physical Education; Foundations and Trends in Human Performance and Recreation; Legal Aspects of Sport; Program Design in Physical Education
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Kinesiology - Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $8,892
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,843
- Example Classes: Administrative Problems in Physical Education; Facilities for Sports and Recreation; Physical Education for Persons with Severe Disabilities; Physical Education for Students with Developmental Disabilities; Physical Education for Students with Disabilities; Sociology of Sports Activities
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Education - Physical Education Master Teacher
- Master of Arts in Education - Physical Education Master Teacher: Pedagogy (Non-Thesis Option)
- Master of Arts in Education - Physical Education Master Teacher: Pedagogy (Thesis Option)
- Master of Arts in Education - Physical Education Master Teacher: Special Populations (Non-Thesis Option)
- Master of Arts in Education - Physical Education Master Teacher: Special Populations (Thesis Option)
- Annual Tuition: $9,876
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,273
- Example Classes: Contemporary Issues in Health and Activity; Ethical Practice and Communication in Physical Activity; Experience and Event Management in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Management; Healthy Active Lifestyle Assessment and Intervention; Pedagogy Applied to Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; School Health Education Methods and Administration
Online Master's Degrees
- M.Ed. in Physical Education & Physical Activity Pedagogy - Idaho K-12 Certification (Non-Thesis Option)
- M.Ed. in Physical Education & Physical Activity Pedagogy (Non-Thesis Option)
- Annual Tuition: $10,455
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,225
- Example Classes: Curr & Instr Model in PETE; Instructional Models/PETE; Issues In Urban PETE
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Physical Education Teacher Education
- Annual Tuition: $10,605
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,426
- Example Classes: Advanced Exercise Physiology; Foundational Curriculum Construction; Motor Learning; PE/Recreation Assessment; Research Methods in Physical Education; Teaching Strategies
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Education in Teacher Leadership - Middle Grades Education - Physical Education
- Master of Arts in Education in Teacher Leadership - Secondary Education - Physical Education
- Annual Tuition: $11,586
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 11,606
- Example Classes: Adapted Physical Education; Clinical Supervision in Physical Education; Grant Writing in Physical Education; Instructional Design and Content: Dance and Gymnastics; Learner Assessment in School Based Physical Education; Reflective Teaching in Physical Education
Online Master's Degrees
- M.A. in Physical Education