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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges
$30,942 Avg Salary
$26,351 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health & Physical Education Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges.

Top New Jersey Schools 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. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #6 on the list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

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

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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