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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region

66 Colleges
$32,200 Avg Salary
$26,098 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 .

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for health and physical education students. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State 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. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Health & Physical Education students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
12 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
13 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
13 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 212
Illinois 700
Ohio 457
Indiana 161
Wisconsin 107

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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