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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$41,648 Avg Salary

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Rocky Mountains 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 analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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#5

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Adams State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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

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Utah State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

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#10

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

With a ranking of #10, Southern Utah 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 town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 142
Utah 35
Idaho 31
Montana 4
Wyoming 11

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 10 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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