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

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

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

Health & Physical Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 232 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia 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 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in West Virginia for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit 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 American Public University System

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public school with a small student population.

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

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

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 3 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Marshall University is a large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at Marshall University Report

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
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
Tennessee 287
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
Arkansas 271

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 3 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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