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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Michigan

12 Colleges
$32,094 Avg Salary
$26,148 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

With 212 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #38 most popular major in Michigan.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Michigan 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

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Wayne State University the most popular school in Michigan for health and physical education students. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 12 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU 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 Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

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#8

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

With a ranking of #8, Adrian College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.

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Michigan Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 700
Ohio 457
Indiana 161
Wisconsin 107

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

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 12 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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