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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$41,648 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 67,146 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the New England Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 129 students majoring in phys ed at SNHU, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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#4

Lasell University

Newton, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Lasell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the New England Region . Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newton.

About 21% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#4

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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

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#6

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

Women make up 50% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

About 36% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 64% are male.

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University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 44% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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Plymouth State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the town of Plymouth.

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

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Western New England 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 69% are male.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,156
Connecticut 261
New Hampshire 456
Maine 173
Rhode Island 201
Vermont 133

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).

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