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

9 Colleges
$41,648 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 309 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #70 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

Check out the phys ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New York 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 New York 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 college with a very large student population.

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#2

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Canisius College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in New York. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

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#3

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Manhattanville College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in New York. Manhattanville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Purchase.

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#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Brooklyn College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

SUNY Cortland 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. Located in the distant town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Queens College

Queens, NY

With a ranking of #7, Queens College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.

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#8

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University.

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#9

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City.

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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
Pennsylvania 584
Maryland 16
New Jersey 79
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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 9 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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