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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in California

22 Colleges
$41,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,079 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for phys ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best school in California 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.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Out of the 22 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the # 3 spot on the list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Pacific is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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California Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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San Jose State University 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. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #9, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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California State University - East Bay came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 122
Oregon 59
Nevada 13
Hawaii 12

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 22 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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