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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in California

22 Colleges
$41,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 10,519 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Colleges.

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 California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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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 California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Point Loma Nazarene University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of the Pacific helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in California. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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California Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

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San Jose State 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. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 572
Oregon 582
Nevada 268
Hawaii 171
Alaska 19

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 22 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.

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