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2024 Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges in the Southeast Region
489 Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Degrees Awarded
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #392 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 489 degrees in outdoor health & physical education/fitness during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness School

Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools in the Southeast Region The outdoor health & physical education/fitness program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness rankings. We derive our Best Overall Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degrees in Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of outdoor health & physical education/fitness degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Any student pursuing a degree in outdoor health & physical education/fitness needs to look into Emory University. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MS
20.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Mississippi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in outdoor health & physical education/fitness. Ole Miss is a very large public university located in the town of University. A Best Colleges rank of #361 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.

There were about 5 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent data year.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NC

Campbell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in outdoor health & physical education/fitness. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Buies Creek. A Best Colleges rank of #1038 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Campbell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at Campbell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Averett University
Danville, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Averett University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in outdoor health & physical education/fitness. AU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Danville. This university ranks 42nd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 11 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at AU in the most recent data year.

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Coker University
Hartsville, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Hartsville, Coker is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 34th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 2 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at Coker in the most recent year we have data available.

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Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 10 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at Methodist in the most recent year we have data available.

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Emmanuel College
Franklin Springs, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Located in the distant town of Franklin Springs, Emmanuel College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 2 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at Emmanuel College in the most recent data year.

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Randolph College
Lynchburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Randolph is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Lynchburg.

There were approximately 6 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at Randolph in the most recent data year.

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR

ATU is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Russellville. This university ranks 15th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 2 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA

VSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Valdosta. This university ranks 37th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 19 outdoor health & physical education/fitness students who graduated with this degree at VSU in the most recent data year.

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Best Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness Colleges by State

Explore the best outdoor health & physical education/fitness schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 710 63
Georgia 690 226
Virginia 630 17
Tennessee 624 1
South Carolina 530 9
Mississippi 501 54
Alabama 500 8
Arkansas 466 2

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One of 5 majors within the Health & Physical Education area of study, Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 7,974
Sports Management 5,723
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 3,119
Physical Fitness Technician 178
Sports Studies 148

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