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

Health & Physical Education is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #23 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 28 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 770 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

Your choice of health & physical education for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health & physical education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health & physical education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health & physical education to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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 schools for health & physical education students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Texas 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 Texas

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for health & physical education students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Phys Ed

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

85 Annual Graduates

$46,084 Median Starting Salary

Texas A&M University - College Station is a wonderful decision for students interested in a master's degree in health & physical education. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station.

Master's recipients from the health & physical education degree program at Texas A&M University - College Station make $4,746 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

12 Annual Graduates

$38,499 Median Starting Salary

The University of Texas at Austin is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in health & physical education. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program report average early career earnings of $38,499.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from The University of Texas at Austin

3

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

21 Annual Graduates

$48,576 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in health & physical education. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas.

Health & Physical Education master's degree recipients from Southern Methodist University receive an earnings boost of about $7,238 above the typical earnings of health & physical education graduates.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Southern Methodist University

4

Baylor University
Waco, TX

38 Annual Graduates

$47,442 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in health & physical education has to take a look at Baylor University. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the health & physical education program at Baylor University earn $6,104 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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

5

Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

49 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Tarleton State University

6

Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX

23 Annual Graduates

$49,391 Median Starting Salary

TWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton.

Health & Physical Education master's degree recipients from Texas Woman's University get an earnings boost of approximately $8,053 over the typical earnings of health & physical education graduates.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Texas Woman’s University

7

University of Houston
Houston, TX

19 Annual Graduates

$39,282 Median Starting Salary

UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program report average early career wages of $39,282.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from University of Houston

8

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

34 Annual Graduates

$35,200 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech 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 earnings of $35,200.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Texas Tech University

9

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX

15 Annual Graduates

$41,938 Median Starting Salary

SHSU is a very large public university located in the distant town of Huntsville.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the phys ed program earn an average of $41,938 in the first couple years of their career.

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

10

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

32 Annual Graduates

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from University of North Texas

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	180	14
Oklahoma	153	257
New Mexico	114	25

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Health & Physical Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Health & Physical Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Phys Ed Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	493
Sports Management	264
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	8
Sports Studies	5

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration	31

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.