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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best school in the Far Western US Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Loma Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

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 large city of San Francisco.

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#6

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

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 large city of Seattle.

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#7

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University 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 #7 on the list. Gonzaga is a moderately-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 college with a very large student population.

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University of the Pacific ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 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 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 #10 on the 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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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges 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

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).

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