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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 9,742 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the New England 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Of the 129 students majoring in phys ed at SNHU, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

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

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the New England Region . Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#4

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Springfield College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 58% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Springfield College Report

#4

Lasell University

Newton, MA

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lasell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Lasell University Report

#6

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Endicott College Report

#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 64% are male.

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University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Connecticut

With a ranking of #9, Western New England University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

About 31% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 69% are male.

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Plymouth State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public school with a small 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 Plymouth State University Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 243
Connecticut 51
Rhode Island 36
New Hampshire 163
Maine 3
Vermont 16

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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