2025 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Ranked #23 in popularity, health & physical education is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for health & physical education students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 611 master's degrees in health & physical education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

The phys ed master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality phys ed program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health & physical education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health & physical education students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt health & physical education students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 schools for health & physical education students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Health & Physical Education Schools

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 Florida 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 Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in health & physical education.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Phys Ed

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

168 Annual Graduates

$50,375 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in health & physical education needs to look into University of Florida. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.

Master's recipients from the health & physical education degree program at University of Florida earn $7,841 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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

2

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

125 Annual Graduates

$39,740 Median Starting Salary

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

After graduation, phys ed master's recipients typically make an average of $39,740 at the beginning of their careers.

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

3

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

62 Annual Graduates

$46,517 Median Starting Salary

University of Miami is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in health & physical education. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables.

Health & Physical Education master's degree recipients from University of Miami get an earnings boost of about $3,983 over the average income of health & physical education graduates.

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

4

The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL

20 Annual Graduates

The University of West Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in health & physical education. Located in the rural area of Pensacola, UWF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from The University of West Florida

5

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

20 Annual Graduates

NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Nova Southeastern University

6

Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL

24 Annual Graduates

SEU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Lakeland.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Southeastern University

7

Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL

11 Annual Graduates

$40,369 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the phys ed program earn about $40,369 in the first couple years of their career.

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

8

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

15 Annual Graduates

$50,952 Median Starting Salary

FAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boca Raton.

Health & Physical Education master's degree recipients from Florida Atlantic University earn a boost of approximately $8,418 above the average income of health & physical education majors.

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

9

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL

21 Annual Graduates

$36,850 Median Starting Salary

Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program state that they receive average early career income of $36,850.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	293
Virginia	182	417
North Carolina	178	194
Tennessee	166	269
Alabama	151	160
Kentucky	147	151
Louisiana	147	152
South Carolina	146	171
Mississippi	145	147
Arkansas	121	270
West Virginia	112	216

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Rankings in Majors Related to Phys Ed

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies programs to choose from.

Phys Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Sports Management	443
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	148
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	20

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration	40

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.