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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Connecticut

13 Colleges
$35,788 Avg Salary
$26,171 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 261 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #47 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Connecticut to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central Connecticut State University the most popular school in Connecticut for health and physical education students. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

On average, phys ed graduates from CCSU take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Phys Ed majors at UCONN take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Connecticut. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at SCSU take out is $26,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

Phys Ed majors at ECSU take out an average of $26,709 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Post University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that phys ed majors at Post University take out is $33,750.

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#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #6 on the list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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#7

Mitchell College

New London, CT

Mitchell College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health and physical education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of New London, Mitchell College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, phys ed graduates from Mitchell College carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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Norwalk Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. NCC is a small public school located in the city of Norwalk.

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With a ranking of #9, Manchester Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

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Three Rivers Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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 13 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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