2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree School for You
Health & Physical Education is the #11 most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the phys ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Point Loma Nazarene University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Far Western US Region . USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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With a ranking of #6, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
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With a ranking of #7, Gonzaga University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
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Washington State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of the Pacific did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.
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California Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 10,519 |
| Washington | 572 |
| Oregon | 582 |
| Nevada | 268 |
| Hawaii | 171 |
| Alaska | 19 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Phys Ed
One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Phys Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Recreation Administration | 3,122 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 3,106 |
| Outdoor Education | 265 |
| Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 174 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.