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

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$41,648 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 79 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Master's in Health & Physical Education

#1

Kean University

Union, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Kean University the best school in New Jersey for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

Full Health & Physical Education at Kean University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Report

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus 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 #6 on the list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 309
Pennsylvania 584
Maryland 16
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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 6 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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