by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Health & Physical Education is the 11th most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health and physical education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,386 and had an average of $24,576 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 1,095 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,942 and $26,351 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health and physical education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health and physical education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree phys ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. It awarded 19 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 10 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey list. William Paterson University of New Jersey is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey list. Kean University is a fairly large school located in Union, New Jersey that handed out 15 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Montclair State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #6. Montclair State University is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 2 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Seton Hall University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized school is located in South Orange, New Jersey, and it awarded 46 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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