2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree School for You
Health & Physical Education is the #30 most popular major in the country with 9,742 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 285 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Health & Physical Education
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the best school in the United States for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the United States. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Out of the 285 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Georgetown University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #11 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools list. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
With a ranking of #13, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
With a ranking of #15, Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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United States Sports Academy came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. The Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daphne.
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With a ranking of #18, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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Iowa State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.
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University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #21, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Valparaiso University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Eastern Washington University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #24 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
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Rest of the Top Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Health & Physical Education students that almost earned our Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 44 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 45 | West Texas A&M University | Canyon, TX |
| 46 | Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA |
| 47 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston, SC |
| 48 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 49 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO |
| 50 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 51 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 52 | Kean University | Union, NJ |
| 53 | Washington State University | Pullman, WA |
| 54 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 55 | University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 56 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 57 | North Central College | Naperville, IL |
Health & Physical Education by Region
View the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Health & Physical Education Related Rankings by Major
Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Phys Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Recreation Administration | 441 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 206 |
| Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 35 |
| Outdoor Education | 28 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.
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