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

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

With 988 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and physical education is the #14 most popular major in Kentucky.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Kentucky 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.

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisville the most popular school in Kentucky for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 62% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of Louisville Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in phys ed at UK, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Kentucky. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Of the 25 students majoring in phys ed at Eastern, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#4

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbellsville University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Campbellsville University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.

Women make up 7% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in phys ed at NKU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Morehead State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 13% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#7

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Union College Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

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

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#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,805
Virginia 1,593
North Carolina 2,940
Florida 1,949
Tennessee 2,405
South Carolina 1,141
Louisiana 678
Arkansas 854
Alabama 858
Mississippi 1,050
West Virginia 1,170

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 8 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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