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

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

With 1,029 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #17 most popular major in New Jersey.

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 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 New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Of the 20 students majoring in phys ed at Rutgers New Brunswick, 65% are male and 35% are female.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 16% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kean University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Kean University

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

Of the 12 students majoring in phys ed at William Paterson University, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

Of the 10 students majoring in phys ed at FDU, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Montclair State University Report

#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall 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 #7 on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

Full Health & Physical Education at Seton Hall University Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,440
New York 2,264
Maryland 787
District of Columbia 292
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 7 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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