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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region

34 Colleges
$33,785 Avg Salary
$25,938 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best school in the New England Region for health and physical education students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Phys Ed majors at UMass Amherst take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $543.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#3

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, phys ed graduates from Norwich take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

On average, phys ed graduates from UCONN take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, phys ed graduates from UNH take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $389.

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Northeastern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#8

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

While working on their degree, phys ed majors at UVM accumulate an average of around $23,785 in student debt.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large 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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#10

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

On average, phys ed graduates from Endicott take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $470, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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