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

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

Health & Physical Education is the #14 most popular major in Tennessee with 287 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

Of the 7 students majoring in phys ed at UT Knoxville, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 80% are male.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at East Tennessee State University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Middle Tennessee State University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Florida 418
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
Arkansas 271
West Virginia 232

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

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 3 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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