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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$41,648 Avg Salary

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for phys ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa 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. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Boise State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

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

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 910
Utah 943
Idaho 186
Montana 91
Wyoming 120

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 10 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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