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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Great Lakes Region

11 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 67,146 people earned their degree in health and physical education, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health and physical education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,386 and had an average of $24,576 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 9,445 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,200 and $26,098 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health and physical education. To top this list, a school must have a successful health and physical education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate”.

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s phys ed degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Chicago

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Michigan State

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Ohio State Health & Physical Education Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s phys ed degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Indiana University - Bloomington

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at U-M

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 3 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at UIUC

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - Madison Health & Physical Education Report

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University of Toledo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of Toledo

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s phys ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Purdue

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 2 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Phys Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 94 doctorate’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wayne State University Health & Physical Education Report

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