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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia

5 Colleges
$32,872 Avg Salary
$25,775 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

Health & Physical Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 232 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in West Virginia 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.

Check out the phys ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in West Virginia for health and physical education students. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia State University is a great place for health and physical education students. Located in the suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

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

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

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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
Florida 418
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
Tennessee 287
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
Arkansas 271

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 5 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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