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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southwest Region

49 Colleges
$32,357 Avg Salary
$22,846 Avg Student Debt

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in the Southwest 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Southeastern Oklahoma State University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - Commerce helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

The excellent programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southwest Region . Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor 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. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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East Central University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 812
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 268
New Mexico 25

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 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).

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