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

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

In 2020-2021, 79 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 35% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

About 16% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 84% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 10% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State 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. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall 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. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Seton Hall University Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 7 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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