2024 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you pursue a master's degree in health & physical education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #23 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for health & physical education students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 196 master's degrees in health & physical education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Health & Physical Education School for Your Master's Degree

The phys ed master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality phys ed program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health & physical education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health & physical education students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt health & physical education students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health & physical education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health & physical education students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Health & Physical Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health & Physical Education in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in health & physical education.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Phys Ed

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

48 Annual Graduates

$41,624 Median Starting Salary

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in health & physical education. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Those health & physical education students who get their master's degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earn $2,237 more than the standard phys ed student.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

54 Annual Graduates

$43,056 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Wayne State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in health & physical education. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit.

Master's recipients from the health & physical education program at Wayne State University make $3,669 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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3

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

19 Annual Graduates

$36,415 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in health & physical education. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program state that they receive average early career wages of $36,415.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Michigan State University

4

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

16 Annual Graduates

$41,309 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in health & physical education has to look into Central Michigan University. Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program report average early career earnings of $41,309.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Central Michigan University

5

Adrian College
Adrian, MI

6 Annual Graduates

Adrian is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Adrian.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Adrian College

6

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

23 Annual Graduates

$38,700 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program report average early career earnings of $38,700.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Western Michigan University

7

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Northern Michigan University

8

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

17 Annual Graduates

$35,221 Median Starting Salary

Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program report average early career earnings of $35,221.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Eastern Michigan University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	660
Ohio	207	436
Indiana	191	154
Wisconsin	173	98

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Rankings in Majors Related to Phys Ed

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies programs to choose from.

Phys Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Sports Management	136
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	60

Most Popular Majors Related to Phys Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.