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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

18 Colleges
$41,648 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 67,146 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region

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 University of Massachusetts Amherst the best school in the New England Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Online helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the New England Region . JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the # 4 spot on the list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College 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 #8 on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

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#9

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Springfield College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #10, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,156
Connecticut 261
New Hampshire 456
Maine 173
Rhode Island 201
Vermont 133

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 18 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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