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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in North Carolina

13 Colleges
$26,744 Avg Salary
$27,208 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

With 225 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #26 most popular major in North Carolina.

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The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina 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 analysis found University of North Carolina at Greensboro to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

The excellent programs at Wingate University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in North Carolina. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wingate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina Central University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

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The excellent programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#8

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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#9

Barton College

Wilson, NC

With a ranking of #9, Barton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Barton College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Wilson.

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#10

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in North Carolina list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Florida 418
Georgia 308
Tennessee 287
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
Arkansas 271
West Virginia 232

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

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 13 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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