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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Colleges
$26,381 Avg Salary
$14,783 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Associate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 associate degree.

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Salt Lake Community College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health and physical education students working on their associate degree. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Of the 17 students majoring in phys ed at Salt Lake Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Laramie County Community College is a great place for health and physical education students working on their associate degree. LCCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Cheyenne.

Of the 13 students majoring in phys ed at LCCC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 42% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their associate degree. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Of the 7 students majoring in phys ed at UVU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in phys ed at Northern Wyoming Community College District, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Western Wyoming Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health and physical education programs. Located in the town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in phys ed at WWCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health and physical education programs. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Stone Child College

Box Elder, MT

Stone Child College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health and physical education programs. SCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Box Elder.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 910
Utah 943
Idaho 186
Montana 91
Wyoming 120

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 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).

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