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

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$69,500 Avg Salary

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

With 700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #17 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Chicago Report

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small 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

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 212
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 2 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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