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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

18 Colleges
$41,648 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 9,742 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the New England Region 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 New England Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best school in the New England Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Online is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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University of Connecticut 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 suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#8

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Springfield College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 243
Connecticut 51
Rhode Island 36
New Hampshire 163
Maine 3
Vermont 16

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 18 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).

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