by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth And Physical Education draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more health and physical education students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 47 schools in Illinois offering health and physical education.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health and physical education majors in Illinois, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Leading the list of the most popular health and physical education schools is Concordia University Chicago. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. Concordia University Chicago graduated around 343 health and physical education students in the most recent data year. See more about health and physical education at Concordia University Chicago
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is one of the most popular health and physical education schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public institution. This school awarded about 208 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full health and physical education report for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Illinois State University came in at #3 on our list of the most popular health and physical education schools. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public university. This school awarded about 155 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full health and physical education report for Illinois State University
A rank of #4 makes University Of Illinois At Chicago one of the most popular schools for health and physical education. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public school located in the city of Chicago. This school awarded about 150 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. See more about health and physical education at University Of Illinois At Chicago
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is one of the most popular health and physical education schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public university. This school awarded about 129 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full health and physical education details for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular health and physical education schools. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, Northern Illinois University is a public university. Northern Illinois University graduated around 121 health and physical education students in the most recent data year. See more about health and physical education at Northern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot among the most popular health and physical education schools. Located in the town of Charleston, Eastern Illinois University is a public university. Eastern Illinois University graduated around 113 health and physical education students in the most recent data year. Get the full health and physical education details for Eastern Illinois University
Aurora University placed #8 for health and physical education by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora University is a private not-for-profit institution. Aurora University graduated around 79 health and physical education students in the most recent data year. Get the full health and physical education details for Aurora University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale placed #9 for health and physical education by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution. Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduated around 64 health and physical education students in the most recent data year. Get the full health and physical education details for Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Northwestern University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular health and physical education schools. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. This school awarded about 50 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. See more about health and physical education at Northwestern University
North Central College landed the #11 spot among the most popular health and physical education schools. North Central College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naperville. This school awarded about 48 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full health and physical education report for North Central College
Saint Xavier University placed #12 for health and physical education by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Chicago, Saint Xavier University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 45 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full health and physical education report for Saint Xavier University
Mckendree University comes in at #13 for health and physical education this year. Mckendree University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lebanon. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 37 students earned a degree in health and physical education from this school. See more about health and physical education at Mckendree University
Western Illinois University placed #14 for health and physical education by yearly graduations. Western Illinois University is a public school located in the town of Macomb. This school awarded about 37 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full health and physical education details for Western Illinois University
Loyola University Chicago placed #15 for health and physical education by yearly graduations. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Loyola University Chicago graduated around 36 health and physical education students in the most recent data year. Read the full health and physical education report for Loyola University Chicago
Elmhurst College placed #16 for health and physical education by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 33 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full health and physical education report for Elmhurst College
Lewis University placed #17 for health and physical education by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 32 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full health and physical education report for Lewis University
Olivet Nazarene University landed the #18 spot among the most popular health and physical education schools. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 28 students earned a degree in health and physical education from this school. See more about health and physical education at Olivet Nazarene University
North Park University landed the #19 spot among the most popular health and physical education schools. Located in the city of Chicago, North Park University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 26 students earned a degree in health and physical education from this school. Get the full health and physical education details for North Park University
Rockford College landed the #20 spot among the most popular health and physical education schools. Located in the city of Rockford, Rockford College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 26 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full health and physical education report for Rockford College
Greenville College placed #21 for health and physical education by yearly graduations. Greenville College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greenville. Greenville College graduated around 23 health and physical education students in the most recent data year. Get the full health and physical education details for Greenville College
Monmouth College placed #22 for health and physical education by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Monmouth, Monmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 23 students earned a degree in health and physical education from this school. See more about health and physical education at Monmouth College
Millikin University ranked #23 on our list of the most popular health and physical education schools. Set in the city of Decatur, Millikin University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 22 students earned a degree in health and physical education from this school. See more about health and physical education at Millikin University
University Of Illinois At Springfield ranked #24 on our list of the most popular health and physical education schools. Set in the city of Springfield, University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public institution. University Of Illinois At Springfield graduated around 20 health and physical education students in the most recent data year. See more about health and physical education at University Of Illinois At Springfield
Judson University comes in at #25 for health and physical education this year. Located in the city of Elgin, Judson University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 19 health and physical education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full health and physical education details for Judson University
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular health and physical education list:
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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