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

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

In 2020-2021, 309 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #70 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York 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 New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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#3

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cortland landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St John’s University - New York is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at St John’s University - New York Report

#5

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Brooklyn College Report

#6

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi 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. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Of the 24 students majoring in phys ed at Adelphi, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at Adelphi University Report

#7

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

Women make up 59% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#8

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

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

Of the 14 students majoring in phys ed at Manhattanville, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#9

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University.

Of the 9 students majoring in phys ed at Niagara, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in phys ed at Teachers College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at Teachers College at Columbia 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
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 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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