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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Utah

10 Colleges
$29,037 Avg Salary
$17,025 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 943 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Utah to see which 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 .

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in Utah for health and physical education students. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at U of U take out is $21,197.

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Out of the 10 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 2 spot on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

On average, phys ed graduates from BYU take out $12,450 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Health & Physical Education at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

Out of the 10 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, phys ed graduates from UVU take out $15,911 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Utah list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Out of the 10 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, phys ed graduates from Southern Utah University take out $15,806 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a large student population.

Phys Ed majors at Dixie State College take out an average of $22,969 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Weber State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, phys ed majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $13,814 in student debt.

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#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Salt Lake Community College Report

#9

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Utah list. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 910
Idaho 186
Montana 91
Wyoming 120

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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