This is a more general education program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. This program frequently includes in depth instruction in human movement studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, motivation studies, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.
The accredited schools, colleges and universities listed below offer majors and degree programs in Health and Physical Education/fitness.
Abilene Christian University
Phone Number: | (325) 674-2000 |
Website: | www.acu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – other |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 5,265 (4,202 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
Albion College
Phone Number: | (517) 629-1000 |
Website: | www.albion.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,878 (1,878 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Allan Hancock College
Phone Number: | (805) 922-6966 |
Website: | www.hancockcollege.edu |
School Type: | 2-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 18,747 (18,747 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 31 to 1 |
Allen County Community College
Phone Number: | 620E12 |
Website: | www.allencc.edu |
School Type: | 2-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
Campus setting: | Remote town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 5,126 (5,126 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 30 to 1 |
Alvin Community College
Phone Number: | (281) 756-3500 |
Website: | www.alvincollege.edu |
School Type: | 2-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 6,273 (6,273 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.alvincollege.edu/future/get_started.cfm |
Financial Aid: | www.alvincollege.edu/FinancialAid/default.htm |
Online Application: | www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX?s_log… |
American University
Phone Number: | (202) 885-1000 |
Website: | www.american.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 13,093 (6,958 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Anderson University
Phone Number: | (765) 649-9071 |
Website: | www.anderson.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 3,207 (2,312 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
Andrew College
Phone Number: | (229) 732-2171 |
Website: | www.andrewcollege.edu |
School Type: | Private not-for-profit, 2-year |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 402 (402 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
Anne Arundel Community College
Phone Number: | (410) 777-2222 |
Website: | www.aacc.edu |
School Type: | 2-year public |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 22,927 (22,927 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 23 to 1 |
Antelope Valley College
Phone Number: | (661) 722-6300 |
Website: | www.avc.edu |
School Type: | 2-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 22,340 (22,340 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 37 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.avc.edu/studentservices/adminrec/index.html |
Financial Aid: | www.avc.edu/studentservices/finaid/ |
Online Application: | www.avc.edu/studentservices/adminrec/common/doc… |
Aquinas College
Phone Number: | (616) 632-8900 |
Website: | www.aquinas.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,485 (2,139 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Arapahoe Community College
Phone Number: | (303) 797-4222 |
Website: | www.arapahoe.edu |
School Type: | 2-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 15,007 (15,007 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 34 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.arapahoe.edu/applyregister/index.html |
Financial Aid: | www.arapahoe.edu/studentsvcs/finaid/index.html |
Online Application: | erpdnssb.cccs.edu/PRODACC/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin |
Arkansas State University-Main Campus
Phone Number: | (870) 972-2100 |
Website: | www2.astate.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 14,310 (11,563 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
Asbury College
Phone Number: | (859) 858-3511 |
Website: | www.asbury.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Finge town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,684 (1,533 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.asbury.edu/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.asbury.edu/offices/financial-aid |
Online Application: | www.asbury.edu/application/ |
Augsburg College
Phone Number: | (612) 330-1000 |
Website: | www.augsburg.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – professional practice |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 4,702 (3,511 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Austin Community College District
Phone Number: | (512) 223-7000 |
Website: | www.austincc.edu |
School Type: | 2-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 64,276 (64,276 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 36 to 1 |
Austin Peay State University
Phone Number: | (931) 221-7011 |
Website: | www.apsu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 11,494 (10,382 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
Averett University
Phone Number: | (434) 791-5600 |
Website: | www.averett.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,041 (948 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Bacone College
Phone Number: | 919E13 |
Website: | www.bacone.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,173 (1,173 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.bacone.edu/admissions.html |
Financial Aid: | www.bacone.edu/admissions/financial-aid.html |
Online Application: | www.bacone.edu/admissions/apply-online.html |
Baker University
Phone Number: | (800) 873-4282 |
Website: | www.bakeru.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 8,649 (2,758 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
College of William and Mary
Phone Number: | (757) 221-4000 |
Website: | www.wm.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 9,382 (6,596 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.wm.edu/admission/ |
Financial Aid: | www.wm.edu/financialaid/ |
Online Application: | www.wm.edu/admission/ |
Dakota Wesleyan University
Phone Number: | (605) 995-2600 |
Website: | www.dwu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Remote town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 879 (822 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.dwu.edu/admissions |
Online Application: | www.dwu.edu/apply |
DePaul University
Phone Number: | (312) 362-8000 |
Website: | www.depaul.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 28,967 (18,708 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Phone Number: | (575) 562-1011 |
Website: | www.enmu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Remote town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 5,614 (4,438 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 27 to 1 |
Admissions: | enmu.edu/future-students/index.shtml |
Financial Aid: | enmu.edu/services/financialaid/index.shtml |
Online Application: | itsweb.enmu.edu/ssb.php?w=p&d=apply |
Freed-Hardeman University
Phone Number: | (800) 348-3481 |
Website: | www.fhu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,260 (1,588 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.fhu.edu/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.fhu.edu/admissions/tuition |
Online Application: | my.fhu.edu/Admissions/Application.aspx?applicat… |
Gardner-Webb University
Phone Number: | (704) 406-2361 |
Website: | www.gardner-webb.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 4,705 (3,120 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Hardin-Simmons University
Phone Number: | (325) 670-1000 |
Website: | www.hsutx.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,556 (2,011 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.hsutx.edu/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.hsutx.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financia… |
Online Application: | www.hsutx.edu/admissions/undergraduate/applying… |
Illinois State University
Phone Number: | (309) 438-2111 |
Website: | www.ilstu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 23,450 (19,510 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
James Madison University
Phone Number: | (540) 568-6211 |
Website: | www.jmu.edu/ |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 20,509 (18,077 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Kansas Wesleyan University
Phone Number: | 801E13 |
Website: | www.kwu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Remote town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,052 (967 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Lake Superior State University
Phone Number: | (906) 632-6841 |
Website: | www.lssu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Remote town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,960 (2,923 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
Phone Number: | (484) 365-8000 |
Website: | www.lincoln.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,709 (2,103 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.lincoln.edu/admissions/index.html |
Financial Aid: | www.lincoln.edu/financialaid/index.html |
Online Application: | http://www.lincoln.edu/admissions/ |
Marywood University
Phone Number: | (570) 348-6211 |
Website: | www.marywood.edu/ |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – professional practice |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 3,919 (2,303 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Admissions: | mymarywood.com/home/ |
Financial Aid: | mymarywood.com/home/financial-aid/ |
Online Application: | mymarywood.com/home/apply.html |
North Carolina A & T State University
Phone Number: | (336) 334-7500 |
Website: | www.ncat.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 12,220 (10,083 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.ncat.edu/admissions.html |
Financial Aid: | www.ncat.edu/~finaid/ |
Ohio University-Main Campus
Phone Number: | (740) 593-1000 |
Website: | www.ohio.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 24,837 (19,288 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.ohio.edu/admissions/ |
Financial Aid: | www.ohio.edu/financialaid/ |
Online Application: | www.applyweb.com/apply/ohiou/menu.html |
Prairie View A & M University
Phone Number: | (936) 261-3311 |
Website: | www.pvamu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree – professional practice Doctor's degree – other |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 9,628 (6,880 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
Robert Morris University Illinois
Phone Number: | (312) 935-6800 |
Website: | www.robertmorris.edu/ |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 6,034 (5,407 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.robertmorris.edu/futurestudents/ |
Financial Aid: | www.robertmorris.edu/financialaid/ |
Online Application: | www.robertmorris.edu/apply/ |
Saint Cloud State University
Phone Number: | (320) 308-0121 |
Website: | www.stcloudstate.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 21,107 (18,430 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 28 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.stcloudstate.edu/scsu4u/ |
Financial Aid: | www.stcloudstate.edu/financialaid/ |
Online Application: | www.stcloudstate.edu/scsu4u/admissions/default.asp |
Southern Oregon University
Phone Number: | (541) 552-7672 |
Website: | www.sou.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 7,714 (6,091 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 27 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.sou.edu/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.sou.edu/enrollment |
Online Application: | www.sou.edu/admissions/application |
Stephen F Austin State University
Phone Number: | (936) 468-2011 |
Website: | www.sfasu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 13,900 (11,674 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 23 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.sfasu.edu/admissions/ |
Financial Aid: | www.sfasu.edu/faid/ |
Online Application: | www.sfasu.edu/admissions/forms.asp |
The University of Tennessee
Phone Number: | (865) 974-1000 |
Website: | www.tennessee.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 33,781 (24,029 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
University of Arkansas
Phone Number: | (479) 575-2000 |
Website: | www.uark.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 21,791 (17,145 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
Admissions: | admissions.uark.edu/ |
Financial Aid: | finaid.uark.edu/ |
Online Application: | admissions.uark.edu/apply/index.php |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Phone Number: | (919) 962-2211 |
Website: | www.unc.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 32,024 (19,316 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.admissions.unc.edu |
Financial Aid: | studentaid.unc.edu |
Online Application: | www.admissions.unc.edu/Apply |
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Phone Number: | (405) 224-3140 |
Website: | www.usao.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,410 (1,410 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.usao.edu/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.usao.edu/usao-aid |
Online Application: | www.usao.edu/apply |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Phone Number: | (610) 436-1000 |
Website: | www.wcupa.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 16,765 (13,156 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.wcupa.edu/_admissions/sch_adm/ |
Financial Aid: | www.wcupa.edu/_SERVICES/FIN_AID/ |
Online Application: | www.applyweb.com/apply/pawest/menu.html |