2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree School for You
Health & Physical Education is the #11 most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
The Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Health & Physical Education
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree 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 . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
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Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7,194 |
| Arizona | 949 |
| Oklahoma | 1,053 |
| New Mexico | 141 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Phys Ed
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 | 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 7 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.