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

18 Colleges
$41,648 Avg Salary

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

With 2,505 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #11 most popular major in Ohio.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Ohio 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.

Check out the phys ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the most popular school in Ohio for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 68% are male.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Ohio University - Athens Campus

Out of the 18 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 45% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Out of the 18 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in phys ed at Ohio State, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 18 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 18 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 26% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Women make up 28% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in phys ed at University of Toledo, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Of the 16 students majoring in phys ed at BGSU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

#9

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tiffin.

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

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#10

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

With a ranking of #10, Cleveland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Of the 9 students majoring in phys ed at Cleveland State University, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,199
Illinois 2,000
Indiana 1,564
Wisconsin 943

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 18 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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