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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Kentucky

6 Colleges
$29,943 Avg Salary
$25,402 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

With 190 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #20 most popular major in Kentucky.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges.

Top Kentucky Schools in Health & Physical Education

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the best school in Kentucky for health and physical education students. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

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#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The excellent programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Kentucky. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Kentucky list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Florida 418
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
Tennessee 287
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
Arkansas 271
West Virginia 232

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

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 6 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).

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