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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

In 2020-2021, 213 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #22 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia 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

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 34% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Georgetown University

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

About 43% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 8% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at American University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 309
Pennsylvania 584
Maryland 16
New Jersey 79
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 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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