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2023 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region

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

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue an online degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, phys ed graduates from SNHU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $289.

Full Health & Physical Education at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, phys ed majors at Post University accumulate an average of around $33,750 in student debt.

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#3

Fisher College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisher College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Schools in the New England Region list. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public school with a small student population.

On average, phys ed graduates from Northern Vermont University take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Franklin Pierce University is a great place for health and physical education students pursuing an online degree. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

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

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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