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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Physical Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the phys ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in phys ed at Concordia University, Chicago, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the United States. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Of the 23 students majoring in phys ed at UNC Greensboro, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Western States. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 20 students majoring in phys ed at Western States Chiropractic College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Western States Report

Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Sports Academy landed the # 4 spot on the list. The Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daphne.

About 40% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 46% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Houston Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Michigan State University Report

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

About 64% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 36% are male.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health and physical education programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 10 students majoring in phys ed at UT Austin, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#9

Troy University

Troy, AL

With a ranking of #9, Troy University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Troy University

#10

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health and physical education programs. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

Of the 7 students majoring in phys ed at UA, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at The University of Alabama

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.

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

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 26 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 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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