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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
$29,661 Avg Salary
$20,289 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

Health & Physical Education is the #30 most popular major in the country with 9,742 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Colorado the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health and physical education students. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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The excellent programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

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#3

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University 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. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 142
Utah 35
Idaho 31
Montana 4
Wyoming 11

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 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).

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