by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 the New England region, there were 2,397 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,785 and $25,938 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 490 health and physical education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health and physical education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health and physical education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lasell University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. Lasell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the #2 spot on the list. Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Springfield College
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Full Castleton University Health & Physical Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beverly, Massachusetts. It awarded 26 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 10 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Johnson & Wales University - Online Health & Physical Education Report
Franklin Pierce University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rindge, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Franklin Pierce
Western New England University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Western New England
Plymouth State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Plymouth State University is a small school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 16 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Plymouth State University Health & Physical Education Report
Smith College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 35 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Health & Physical Education Report
University of New Haven did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 22 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Full University of New Haven Health & Physical Education Report
With a ranking of #12, Boston College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 41 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #13, American International College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. AIC is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 6 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern New Hampshire University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Southern New Hampshire University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 129 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Southern New Hampshire University
Bridgewater State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at Bridgewater State
Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at JWU Providence
With a ranking of #17, Husson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Southern Connecticut State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. SCSU is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 6 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Southern Connecticut State University
With a ranking of #19, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s phys ed degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 8 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Connecticut landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 18 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of Connecticut
University of Rhode Island came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s phys ed degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Rhode Island
With a ranking of #23, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health & Physical Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Vermont ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s phys ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northeastern University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Phys Ed Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’s phys ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Northeastern
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