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

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

With 212 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #38 most popular major in Michigan.

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.

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 Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Michigan 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.

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Wayne State University the most popular school in Michigan for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 29% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 71% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in phys ed at WMU, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in phys ed at Michigan State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan 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 #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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Northern Michigan 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 #7 on the list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

About 63% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#8

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Adrian College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.

Of the 6 students majoring in phys ed at Adrian, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Concordia University, Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 700
Ohio 457
Indiana 161
Wisconsin 107

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 12 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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