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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$69,500 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 9,742 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

About 41% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Of the 12 students majoring in phys ed at Michigan State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Full Health & Physical Education at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in phys ed at UW - Madison, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 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 large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 212
Illinois 700
Ohio 457
Indiana 161
Wisconsin 107

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 11 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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