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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Washington

8 Colleges
$35,836 Avg Salary
$23,114 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

With 122 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #32 most popular major in Washington.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the most popular school in Washington for health and physical education students. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gonzaga University is a great place for health and physical education students. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Western Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Washington list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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Pacific Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

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

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 8 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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