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

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

With 308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #27 most popular major in Georgia.

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.

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 Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia.

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the most popular school in Georgia for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 10 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

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

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Out of the 10 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 60% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Georgia State University Report

Out of the 10 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Of the 20 students majoring in phys ed at KSU Georgia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at Kennesaw State University Report

#6

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia 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. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of West Georgia

#7

Reinhardt University

Waleska, GA

Reinhardt 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. Reinhardt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Waleska.

Women make up 47% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#8

LaGrange College

Lagrange, GA

LaGrange College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. LaGrange is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lagrange.

About 25% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Of the 5 students majoring in phys ed at Augusta University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#10

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

With a ranking of #10, Columbus State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Columbus State University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Florida 418
North Carolina 225
Tennessee 287
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
Arkansas 271
West Virginia 232

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 10 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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