2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Illinois

A doctor's degree in health and physical education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #68 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 doctor's degrees in health and physical education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for health and physical education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health & Physical Education in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health and physical education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Phys Ed Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, IL

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Concordia University, Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health and physical education. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in health and physical education in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from Concordia University, Chicago

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in health and physical education. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health and physical education in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	9
Ohio	144	9
Indiana	130	6
Wisconsin	104	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Phys Ed

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

Phys Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Sports Management	13
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	10

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.