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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Colorado the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

Women make up 37% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

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

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#3

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Adams State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in phys ed at Adams State, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Utah University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in phys ed at Southern Utah University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado Mesa University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #6, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Of the 9 students majoring in phys ed at Colorado State, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#10

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

With a ranking of #10, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 142
Utah 35
Idaho 31
Montana 4
Wyoming 11

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 15 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).

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