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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Of the 3 students majoring in phys ed at Iowa, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Iowa

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 246
Minnesota 141
Iowa 127
Kansas 50
Nebraska 36
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 52

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 4 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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