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Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona

2 Colleges
$32,572 Avg Salary
$22,440 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 949 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges.

Top Arizona Schools in Health & Physical Education

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Phys Ed majors at Grand Canyon University take out an average of $26,999 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $233, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for health and physical education students. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, phys ed graduates from NAU carry an average student debtload of $22,125. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $264.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,194
Oklahoma 1,053
New Mexico 141

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 2 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.

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