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

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$41,648 Avg Salary

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

Health & Physical Education is the #17 most popular major in Virginia with 1,593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Virginia 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.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 206 students majoring in phys ed at Liberty University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at Liberty University Report

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

Of the 47 students majoring in phys ed at VCU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

Of the 34 students majoring in phys ed at JMU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Full Health & Physical Education at James Madison University Report

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in phys ed at University of Virginia, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #6, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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

#7

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in phys ed at Virginia State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Hampton University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

Of the 11 students majoring in phys ed at Hampton, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#9

Randolph College

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, Randolph College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Randolph is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 88% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Randolph College Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,805
North Carolina 2,940
Florida 1,949
Tennessee 2,405
Kentucky 988
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.

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 9 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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