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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$69,500 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Physical Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Boston the most popular school in the New England Region for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

#1

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Our analysis found Springfield College to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Springfield College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Connecticut

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges 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 3 schools only.

  • 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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