2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree School for You
Health & Physical Education is the #11 most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Southwest 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.
2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the phys ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southeastern Oklahoma State University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Durant.
Women make up 27% of the phys ed majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
About 40% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 60% are male.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.
Women make up 56% of the phys ed majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 57% are male.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
About 57% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 43% are male.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 34% are male.
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East Central University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in phys ed at ECU, 66% are male and 34% are female.
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Baylor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in phys ed at Baylor, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech 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 large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in phys ed at Texas Tech, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health and physical education programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
Women make up 53% of the phys ed majors at the school.
Request InformationBest Health & Physical Education Colleges by State
Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7,194 |
| Arizona | 949 |
| Oklahoma | 1,053 |
| New Mexico | 141 |
Majors Related to Phys Ed
One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 26 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.