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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$69,500 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Health & Physical Education is the #30 most popular major in the country with 9,742 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Health & Physical Education

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Texas Woman’s University Report

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree health and physical education programs. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 812
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 268
New Mexico 25

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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