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Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 67,146 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the phys ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,199
Ohio 2,505
Illinois 2,000
Indiana 1,564
Wisconsin 943

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 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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