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2025 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in New Mexico

2 Colleges in New Mexico
142 Phys Ed Degrees Awarded
$34,558 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #11 in popularity, health & physical education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Health & Physical Education Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 142 degrees in health & physical education annually.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health & Physical Education Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Health & Physical Education in New Mexico

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 phys ed degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Mexico Schools in Phys Ed

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Phys Ed Degrees Awarded
$43,873 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in health & physical education has to take a look at University of the Southwest. USW is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Hobbs.

Those health & physical education students who get their degree from University of the Southwest make $9,315 more than the typical phys ed grad.

More information about a degree in health & physical education from University of the Southwest

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 Phys Ed Degrees Awarded
$23,701 Median Starting Salary

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in health & physical education. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the phys ed program state that they receive average early career earnings of $23,701.

More information about a degree in health & physical education from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 7,194
Arizona 287 929
Oklahoma 257 1,053

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Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies programs to choose from.

Phys Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 100
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 18
Physical Fitness Technician 16
Sports Management 8

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