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

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$41,648 Avg Salary

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

With 2,440 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #15 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

About 56% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in phys ed at Temple, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

Women make up 57% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#4

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

Out of the 16 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lock Haven University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in phys ed at LHU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

Of the 31 students majoring in phys ed at East Stroudsburg University, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania 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 #6 on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

Of the 17 students majoring in phys ed at Millersville, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in phys ed at Drexel, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#8

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 55% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#10

Neumann University

Aston, PA

Neumann University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in phys ed at Neumann, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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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
New York 2,264
Maryland 787
New Jersey 1,029
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 342

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 16 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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