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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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

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

Health & Physical Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 311 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the most popular school in South Dakota for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 37% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at University of South Dakota Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 23% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Northern State University

#3

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Augustana University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in South Dakota. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Augustana University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,128
Minnesota 1,001
Kansas 663
Iowa 1,377
Nebraska 351
North Dakota 266

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 3 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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