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

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Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Texas 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.

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the most popular school in Texas for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 54% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Houston Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 70% are male.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 43% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 57% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Texas Woman’s University

#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University 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 Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Baylor University

#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Full Health & Physical Education at Texas Christian University Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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 7 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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