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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Illinois

16 Colleges
$33,016 Avg Salary
$25,284 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

With 700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #17 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Illinois 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 .

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for health and physical education students. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Illinois 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 #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Illinois list. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Illinois 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great place for health and physical education students. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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#8

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Illinois ranking. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Adler University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, Adler University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 212
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 16 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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