Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona

22 Colleges
$32,572 Avg Salary
$22,440 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 949 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Colleges.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at ASU - Tempe take out is $22,571. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $453, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read More…

#2

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Bryan University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, phys ed majors at Bryan University accumulate an average of around $16,223 in student debt.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Bryan University

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, phys ed majors at Grand Canyon University accumulate an average of around $26,999 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $233, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read More…

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, phys ed majors at NAU accumulate an average of around $22,125 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $264.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Northern Arizona University

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Arizona Report

Ottawa University - Surprise landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, phys ed majors at Ottawa University - Surprise accumulate an average of around $30,235 in student debt.

Full Health & Physical Education at Ottawa University - Surprise Report

Chandler-Gilbert Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public school located in the city of Chandler.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Cochise County Community College District landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

Read More…

#9

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Arizona list. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Prescott.

Read More…

Glendale Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,194
Oklahoma 1,053
New Mexico 141

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 22 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.