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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Missouri

9 Colleges
$29,460 Avg Salary
$24,914 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

With 246 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #31 most popular major in Missouri.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Missouri 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 .

#1

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

Our analysis found Logan University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri Baptist University is a great place for health and physical education students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

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With a ranking of #6, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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#7

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #7, Avila University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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Missouri Western State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 141
Iowa 127
Kansas 50
Nebraska 36
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 52

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

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 9 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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