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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in California

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$41,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 10,519 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Physical Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 29% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Of the 129 students majoring in phys ed at Cal Baptist, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Women make up 41% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 37% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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Point Loma Nazarene University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 67% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

About 43% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 57% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in phys ed at CSUN, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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San Jose State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

About 57% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 572
Oregon 582
Nevada 268
Hawaii 171
Alaska 19

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.

  • 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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