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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Region

42 Colleges
$31,395 Avg Salary
$21,448 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education 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. 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.

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health and physical education students. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 42 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Western States did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #8 on the list. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #10 on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,079
Washington 122
Oregon 59
Nevada 13
Hawaii 12

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 25 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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