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

Health & Physical Education is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #23 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of health & physical education. Combined, these schools handed out 161 master's degrees in health & physical education to qualified students.

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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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 complete 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 Indiana 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 Indiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for health & physical education students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Indiana Schools for a Master's in Phys Ed

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

23 Annual Graduates

$53,406 Median Starting Salary

Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in health & physical education. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington.

Those health & physical education students who get their master's degree from Indiana University - Bloomington receive $10,658 more than the average phys ed grad.

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2

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

28 Annual Graduates

$38,158 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in health & physical education has to check out Ball State University. Ball State is a very large public university located in the small city of Muncie.

Master's students who receive their degree from the phys ed program make around $38,158 in the first couple years of their career.

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3

University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

31 Annual Graduates

$32,558 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a master's degree in health & physical education. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Master's students who receive their degree from the phys ed program earn around $32,558 for their early career.

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4

University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN

13 Annual Graduates

$45,429 Median Starting Salary

University of Southern Indiana is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in health & physical education. Located in the midsize suburb of Evansville, USI is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Those health & physical education students who get their master's degree from University of Southern Indiana earn $2,681 more than the typical phys ed student.

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5

Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake, IN

22 Annual Graduates

Grace College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Winona Lake.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Grace College and Theological Seminary

6

Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

28 Annual Graduates

$44,189 Median Starting Salary

Indiana State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Terre Haute.

After graduation, phys ed master's recipients usually make around $44,189 at the beginning of their careers.

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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
Ohio	207	436
Wisconsin	173	98

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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	99
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	49
Sports Studies	9
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	4

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	22

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.