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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

In 2020-2021, 292 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 34% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Georgetown University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at George Washington University

#3

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 8% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at American University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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