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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in California

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

In 2020-2021, 1,079 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 29% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Irvine Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

About 53% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 47% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in California. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Of the 107 students majoring in phys ed at CSULB, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at California State University - Long Beach

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in phys ed at USFCA, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of San Francisco Report

#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in phys ed at National University, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 49 students majoring in phys ed at PLNU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at Point Loma Nazarene University Report

California State University - Fullerton ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 43% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at California State University - Fullerton

California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 53% are male.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at California State University - Northridge

San Jose State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Women make up 57% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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California State University - Fresno came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 122
Oregon 59
Nevada 13
Hawaii 12

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 25 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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