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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Florida

16 Colleges
$30,841 Avg Salary
$22,071 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

With 418 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #31 most popular major in Florida.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Florida to see which programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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

Full Health & Physical Education at Florida State University Report

The excellent programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Florida. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of South Florida - Main Campus

The excellent programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Florida. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Central Florida Report

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 16 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 5 spot on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Miami

#6

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Florida list. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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#7

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Southeastern University Report

#8

Barry University

Miami, FL

Barry University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Barry University Report

#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern 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. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Nova Southeastern University

#10

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Florida Atlantic University Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
Tennessee 287
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
Arkansas 271
West Virginia 232

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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