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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Texas

32 Colleges
$32,588 Avg Salary
$22,725 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 812 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for phys ed majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the best school in Texas for health and physical education students. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 32 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The excellent programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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West Texas A&M University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Texas list. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Texas list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

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University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Texas ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 268
New Mexico 25

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

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 25 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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