2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains 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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 15 doctor's degrees in health and physical education to qualified students.

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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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

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 Rocky Mountains 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

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

University of Northern Colorado is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health and physical education. University of Northern Colorado is a large public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. 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 Colorado.

There were approximately 12 health and physical education students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from University of Northern Colorado

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

#1 Best Quality In UT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Utah if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in health and physical education. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. 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 Utah.

There were roughly 3 health and physical education individuals who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

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

3

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

#2 Most Popular In UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in health and physical education has to check out Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from Brigham Young University - Provo

3

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Provo, UT

#2 Most Popular In UT

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in health and physical education needs to take a look at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in health and physical education from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

 

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the most popular health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	115	5
Utah	91	14

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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	15

Most Popular Majors Related to Phys Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	4
Recreation Administration	3

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.