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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in New Jersey

7 Colleges
$30,942 Avg Salary
$26,351 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 79 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for health and physical education students. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

Full Health & Physical Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

The excellent programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in New Jersey. Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Full Health & Physical Education at Montclair State University Report

#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Seton Hall University Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 309
Pennsylvania 584
Maryland 16
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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 7 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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