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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Tennessee

11 Colleges
$30,326 Avg Salary
$24,544 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

Health & Physical Education is the #14 most popular major in Tennessee with 287 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for health and physical education students. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

Full Health & Physical Education at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Tennessee list. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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The excellent programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at East Tennessee State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

Full Health & Physical Education at Middle Tennessee State University Report

Tennessee Technological 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. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

Full Health & Physical Education at Tennessee Technological University Report

#7

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Lebanon.

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#8

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN

Tusculum University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Tusculum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greeneville.

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#8

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Tennessee ranking. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

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#10

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Tennessee State University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Florida 418
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
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 11 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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