2025 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of health & physical education. Combined, these schools handed out 51 doctor's degrees in health & physical education to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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 full 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Phys Ed

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

10 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in health & physical education. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health & physical education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, IL

40 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in health & physical education has to look into Concordia University, Chicago. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of River Forest.More information about a doctorate in health & physical education from Concordia University, Chicago

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	16
Ohio	144	9
Indiana	132	7
Wisconsin	108	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
Sports Management	40
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	11

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	7

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.