2024 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Health & Physical Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #67 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for health & physical education students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6 doctor's degrees in health & physical education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health & physical education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health & physical education students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health & physical education to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health & physical education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health & physical education students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Health & Physical Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health & Physical Education in Mississippi

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Doctorate in Phys Ed

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

2 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health & physical education. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the town of University.More information about a doctorate in health & physical education from University of Mississippi

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

3 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Mississippi State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in health & physical education. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in health & physical education from Mississippi State University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	4
Virginia	127	2
Georgia	126	11
North Carolina	115	23
Tennessee	102	15
Alabama	98	36
South Carolina	91	3
Kentucky	87	3
Arkansas	58	1
West Virginia	49	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Phys Ed

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Health & Physical Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Phys Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	6

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.