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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Ohio

18 Colleges
$31,942 Avg Salary
$26,721 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 457 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Ohio 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.

Check out the phys ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

Our analysis found Ohio University - Athens Campus to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Ohio list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo 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. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University 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 distant town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

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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
Michigan 212
Illinois 700
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 18 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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