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

16 Colleges
$41,648 Avg Salary

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

With 700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #17 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the phys ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Chicago Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Women make up 54% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 23% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Northwestern University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in phys ed at WIU, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#6

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in phys ed at EIU, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at Eastern Illinois University Report

Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

About 37% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#8

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

Women make up 52% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#9

Adler University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, Adler University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 40% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Adler University Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Women make up 33% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 212
Ohio 457
Indiana 161
Wisconsin 107

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

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 16 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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