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2024 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in District of Columbia

3 Colleges in District of Columbia
292 Phys Ed Degrees Awarded
$35,262 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #11 in popularity, health & physical education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of health & physical education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 292 degrees in health & physical education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health & Physical Education School

Best Health & Physical Education Schools in District of Columbia The phys ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Health & Physical Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for health & physical education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Phys Ed
Master's Degrees in Phys Ed

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Health & Physical Education in District of Columbia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the phys ed degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Phys Ed

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
150 Phys Ed Degrees Awarded
18.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in health & physical education. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 150 health & physical education students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available. Those health & physical education students who get their degree from Georgetown University receive $10,555 more than the standard phys ed graduate.

More information about a degree in health & physical education from Georgetown University

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Howard University
Washington, DC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Phys Ed Degrees Awarded
15.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in health & physical education has to take a look at Howard University. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 6th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 79 health & physical education students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the phys ed program report average early career wages of $32,089.

More information about a degree in health & physical education from Howard University

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Gallaudet University
Washington, DC
$27,881 Median Starting Salary
$17,043 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in health & physical education needs to take a look at Gallaudet University. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 4th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

Students who receive their degree from the phys ed program make around $27,881 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in health & physical education from Gallaudet University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 2,430
New York 333 2,260
Maryland 279 787
New Jersey 273 1,029
Delaware 175 342

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Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies programs to choose from.

Phys Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Sports Management 213
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 66
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness 13

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 14
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 13

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