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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in New Mexico

2 Colleges
$29,236 Avg Salary
$20,901 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 25 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Mexico 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Colleges.

Our analysis found University of the Southwest to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Full Health & Physical Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 812
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 268

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

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 2 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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