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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Health & Physical Education is the #30 most popular major in the country with 9,742 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Women make up 56% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 150 students majoring in phys ed at Georgetown, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Temple University Report

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

About 27% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 73% are male.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Columbia University in the City of New York

#5

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Canisius College is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

About 32% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 68% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

Of the 51 students majoring in phys ed at IUP, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#7

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

SUNY Cortland landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 30% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at SUNY Cortland

#8

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

Lock Haven University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public school with a small student population.

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

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George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at George Washington University

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 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. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

About 32% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 68% are male.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 309
Pennsylvania 584
Maryland 16
New Jersey 79
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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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