2024 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

If you pursue a master's degree in health & physical education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #23 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for health & physical education students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 436 master's degrees in health & physical education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health & Physical Education School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of health & physical education for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health & physical education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health & physical education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health & physical education to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health & physical education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health & physical education students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health & Physical Education in Ohio

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in health & physical education.

10 Top Ohio Schools for a Master's in Phys Ed

1

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

162 Annual Graduates

$51,871 Median Starting Salary

Ohio University - Athens Campus is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in health & physical education. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population.

Those health & physical education students who get their master's degree from Ohio University - Athens Campus make $11,531 more than the average phys ed grad.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Ohio University - Athens Campus

2

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

45 Annual Graduates

$42,512 Median Starting Salary

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in health & physical education. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.

Health & Physical Education master's degree recipients from Ohio State University - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of around $2,172 above the typical earnings of health & physical education majors.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Ohio State University - Main Campus

3

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

39 Annual Graduates

$38,133 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Miami University - Oxford if you want to pursue a master's degree in health & physical education. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, phys ed master's recipients usually make about $38,133 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Miami University - Oxford

4

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

55 Annual Graduates

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in health & physical education. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

5

Ashland University
Ashland, OH

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Ashland University

5

Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH

Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Baldwin Wallace University

6

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

7

Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

8 Annual Graduates

$38,480 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program state that they receive average early career earnings of $38,480.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Xavier University

8

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

18 Annual Graduates

$36,587 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program report average early career wages of $36,587.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Kent State University at Kent

9

University of Toledo
Toledo, OH

17 Annual Graduates

$38,278 Median Starting Salary

University of Toledo is a fairly large public university located in the city of Toledo.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program state that they receive average early career wages of $38,278.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from University of Toledo

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	660
Michigan	211	196
Indiana	191	154
Wisconsin	173	98

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Health & Physical Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Health & Physical Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Phys Ed Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Sports Management	279
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	103
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	38
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness	16

Most Popular Majors Related to Phys Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	21

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.