2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 114 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for health and physical education students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out of the 114 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
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The excellent programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Florida State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
University of Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Louisville 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 large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Troy University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a large student population.
University of South Carolina - Columbia 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 Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Memphis ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #12, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
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With a ranking of #12, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #16, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Health & Physical Education students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| 18 | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA |
| 20 | Belmont University | Nashville, TN |
| 21 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 21 | United States Sports Academy | Daphne, AL |
Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State
Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 431 |
| Florida | 418 |
| Georgia | 308 |
| North Carolina | 225 |
| Tennessee | 287 |
| Kentucky | 190 |
| Louisiana | 152 |
| Alabama | 196 |
| South Carolina | 175 |
| Mississippi | 160 |
| Arkansas | 271 |
| West Virginia | 232 |
Health & Physical Education Related Majors
Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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