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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$69,500 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 67,146 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in phys ed at Concordia University, Chicago, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 43% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 57% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health and physical education programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 33% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 67% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 50% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Of the 2 students majoring in phys ed at UWM, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,199
Ohio 2,505
Illinois 2,000
Indiana 1,564
Wisconsin 943

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 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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