2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree School for You
With 2,000 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #16 most popular major in Illinois.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Illinois
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 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Aurora University 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 Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
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Request InformationBest Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2,199 |
| Ohio | 2,505 |
| Indiana | 1,564 |
| Wisconsin | 943 |
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Health & Physical Education Related Rankings by Major
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 12 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.