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2023 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Region

11 Colleges
$31,395 Avg Salary
$21,448 Avg Student Debt

Health & Physical Education is the #11 most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online phys ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named International Sports Sciences Association the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for health and physical education students. ISSA is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Carpinteria.

Phys Ed majors at ISSA take out an average of $17,163 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Oregon University is a great place for health and physical education students pursuing an online degree. EOU is a small public school located in the town of La Grande.

While working on their degree, phys ed majors at EOU accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Far Western US Region . CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

After completing their degree, phys ed graduates from CWU carry an average student debtload of $19,000.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Fitness and Nutrition Academy landed the # 5 spot on the list. AFNA is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

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University of Western States did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Antelope Valley did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students. UAV is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

After completing their degree, phys ed graduates from UAV carry an average student debtload of $26,438.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health and physical education programs. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

After completing their degree, phys ed graduates from National University carry an average student debtload of $36,313.

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#9

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health and physical education programs. Located in the suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 10,519
Washington 572
Oregon 582
Nevada 268
Hawaii 171
Alaska 19

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

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 11 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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