2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 62 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.
2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
Women make up 41% of the phys ed majors at the school.
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Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 65% of the phys ed majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Western States helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 40% of the phys ed majors at the school.
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Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Sports Academy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Daphne, The Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in phys ed at The Academy, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the United States. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
Of the 13 students majoring in phys ed at UH, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in phys ed at OSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 30% of the phys ed majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Troy University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Troy.
About 25% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 75% are male.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in phys ed at UT Knoxville, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Health & Physical Education students that almost earned our Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.
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Health & Physical Education by Region
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Majors Related to Phys Ed
One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Phys Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 26 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.