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Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$19,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for phys ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

#1

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Mount St Mary’s University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 per year.

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#2

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Canisius are $15,870 a year.

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#3

Neumann University

Aston, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Neumann University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Neumann are $14,690 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bloomsburg are $16,731 a year.

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#5

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lock Haven University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public school with a small student population.

LHU graduate students pay an average of $17,379 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health and physical education programs. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Delaware ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #8, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.

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California University of Pennsylvania 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 #9 on the list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Cal U graduate students pay an average of $18,508 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

Manhattanville College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health and physical education programs. Manhattanville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Purchase.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Manhattanville are $17,670 per year.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,440
New York 2,264
Maryland 787
New Jersey 1,029
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 342

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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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