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2025 Best Health Education Schools

49 Colleges in the United States
1,721 School Health Education Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in health education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #319 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 49 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of health education. Combined, these schools handed out 1,721 degrees in health education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Health Education School

Best Health Education Schools Your choice of health education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Health Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Health Education Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in School Health Education
Bachelor's Degrees in School Health Education
Master's Degrees in School Health Education
Doctor's Degrees in School Health Education

The school health education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health Education Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Health Education in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the school health education degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in School Health Education

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
37 School Health Education Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in health education needs to look into Bridgewater State University. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 24th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 37 health education students who graduated with this degree at Bridgewater State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in health education from Bridgewater State University

2
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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

It is difficult to beat Hofstra University if you want to pursue a degree in health education. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hempstead. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 health education students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in health education from Hofstra University

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
31 School Health Education Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in health education needs to check out Illinois State University. Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Normal. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 31 health education students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in health education from Illinois State University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
108 School Health Education Degrees Awarded

Indiana University - Bloomington is a great choice for students interested in a degree in health education. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 108 health education students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in health education from Indiana University - Bloomington

5
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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.

There were about 18 health education students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
22.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 health education students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in health education from University of Kentucky

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato. This university ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 12 health education students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in health education from Minnesota State University - Mankato

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

EWU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney. This university ranks 16th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 21 health education students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in health education from Eastern Washington University

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND

Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were approximately 8 health education students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in health education from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
49 School Health Education Degrees Awarded

USU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Logan. This university ranks 6th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 49 health education students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in health education from Utah State University

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Education Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
12 Winona State University Winona, MN
13 SUNY Cortland Cortland, NY
14 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
15 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
16 University of Louisville Louisville, KY

Health Education by Region

View the Best Health Education Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Health Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 7,516
Reading Teacher Education 6,010
Music Education 4,909
Mathematics Education 3,269
English & Language Arts Education 3,161
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,558
Social Studies Education 1,995
Art Education 1,859
Science Education 1,307
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,153

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