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

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

Health & Physical Education is the #21 most popular major in Virginia with 431 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Virginia 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.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at Liberty University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 51% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Virginia. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at James Madison University Report

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 52% are male.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Old Dominion University

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 55% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at George Mason University Report

#7

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.

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

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

#8

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Hampton 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 #8 on the list. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hampton.

Women make up 36% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Hampton University

#9

Randolph College

Lynchburg, VA

Randolph College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Randolph is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in phys ed at Randolph, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 418
Georgia 308
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 9 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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