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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region

28 Colleges
$33,785 Avg Salary
$25,938 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 9,742 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.

Check out the phys ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

Full Health & Physical Education at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for health and physical education students. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#3

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Springfield College is a great place for health and physical education students. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Springfield College Report

#5

Lasell University

Newton, MA

Out of the 28 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lasell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Connecticut Report

#8

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of New Haven Report

Plymouth State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the remote town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Western New England University

Springfield, MA

Western New England University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 243
Connecticut 51
Rhode Island 36
New Hampshire 163
Maine 3
Vermont 16

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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