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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education

381 Ranked Colleges
9,498 Degrees Awarded
$41,800 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major

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Health & Physical Education is the 11th most popular major in the country with 66,552 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , health & physical education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $31,390 and had an average of $24,400 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9,498 health & physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major” ranking, we looked at 381 colleges that offer a degree in health & physical education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health & physical education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree phys ed students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education

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Out of the 381 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Sports Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. The Academy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daphne, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at United States Sports Academy

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 333 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Irvine Health & Physical Education Report

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Logan University
Chesterfield, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Logan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major. Located in Chesterfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 111 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Logan University

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

Out of the 381 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 250 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Chicago

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With a ranking of #6, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 183 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Health & Physical Education Report

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University of the Southwest ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of the Southwest

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Coker University
Hartsville, South Carolina

Coker University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. Coker University is a small school located in Hartsville, South Carolina that handed out 18 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Coker

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William Penn University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major list. This small school is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and it awarded 22 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at William Penn University

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LaGrange College
Lagrange, Georgia

LaGrange College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking, coming in at #11. LaGrange is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lagrange, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at LaGrange College

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Lasell University
Newton, Massachusetts

Lasell University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. Located in Newton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Lasell

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Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia

Randolph College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. Randolph is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Randolph College

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Canisius College
Buffalo, New York

Canisius College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 62 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Canisius College

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Reinhardt University
Waleska, Georgia

Reinhardt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking, coming in at #15. Reinhardt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waleska, Georgia. It awarded 33 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Reinhardt University Health & Physical Education Report

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With a ranking of #16, Webber International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major list. Located in Babson Park, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Webber International University

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Hardin - Simmons University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. Hardin - Simmons University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Hardin - Simmons

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University of Western States landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. University of Western States is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Western States Chiropractic College Health & Physical Education Report

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East Central University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. ECU is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 36 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full ECU Health & Physical Education Report

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Grambling State University
Grambling, Louisiana

Grambling State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 28 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Grambling State University

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Southern Nazarene University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. SNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Southern Nazarene University

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Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina

Wingate University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking. Wingate University is a small school located in Wingate, North Carolina that handed out 31 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Health & Physical Education at Wingate

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California Baptist University
Riverside, California

California Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major ranking, coming in at #23. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 122 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at California Baptist University

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With a ranking of #24, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 99 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Health & Physical Education Report

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With a ranking of #25, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major list. Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.

Full Mississippi Valley State University Health & Physical Education Report

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Springfield College
Springfield, MA
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Barton College
Wilson, NC
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Adler University
Chicago, IL
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Avila University
Kansas City, MO
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Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN
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SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY
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Union College Kentucky
Barbourville, KY
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Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major

While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

RankCollegeLocation
51Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC
52Manhattanville CollegePurchase, NY
53Neumann UniversityAston, PA
54East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX
55Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS
56Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL
57Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA
58Delaware State UniversityDover, DE

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