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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 83 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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

Top 15% Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 83 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means United States Sports Academy is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Daphne, The Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#8

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Florida International University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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#11

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
14 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
15 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
16 Augusta University Augusta, GA

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,805
Virginia 1,593
North Carolina 2,940
Florida 1,949
Tennessee 2,405
Kentucky 988
South Carolina 1,141
Louisiana 678
Arkansas 854
Alabama 858
Mississippi 1,050
West Virginia 1,170

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

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 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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