2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in health and physical education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #68 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for health and physical education students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 doctor's degrees in health and physical education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health & Physical Education School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in phys ed matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for health and physical education, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Health & Physical Education Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks 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

1

Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, NY

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Teachers College at Columbia University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health and physical education. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from Teachers College at Columbia University

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Temple University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health and physical education. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health and physical education in Pennsylvania.

There were about 5 health and physical education individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from Temple University

3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in health and physical education. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health and physical education in New Jersey.

There were roughly 4 health and physical education students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

4

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

University of Maryland - College Park is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in health and physical education. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health and physical education in Maryland.

There were roughly 2 health and physical education individuals who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from University of Maryland - College Park

5

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health and physical education in New York.

There were roughly 1 health and physical education individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from Columbia University in the City of New York

6

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

#3 Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from University at Buffalo

 

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the most popular health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	3
Pennsylvania	176	8
Maryland	114	4
New Jersey	113	1

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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
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	19

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.