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

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$41,648 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Oklahoma State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in phys ed at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in phys ed at Texas A&M Commerce, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

Women make up 43% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Women make up 66% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

About 39% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 61% are male.

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East Central University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.

About 34% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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

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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in phys ed at UNT, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 812
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 268
New Mexico 25

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 26 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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