2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Connecticut

If you pursue a master's degree in health and physical education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #27 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 26 master's degrees in health and physical education to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in phys ed matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Connecticut ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality health and physical education program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for health and physical education.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health & Physical Education in Connecticut

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Phys Ed Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Connecticut is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in health and physical education. UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in health and physical education in Connecticut.

There were roughly 24 health and physical education individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their master's from the phys ed program state that they receive average early career wages of $43,200.

More information about a master’s in health and physical education from University of Connecticut

2

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in health and physical education needs to look into Southern Connecticut State University. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in health and physical education in Connecticut.

There were about 2 health and physical education students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in health and physical education from Southern Connecticut State University

3

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of New Haven if you want to pursue a master's degree in health and physical education. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Haven. More information about a master’s in health and physical education from University of New Haven

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	215	189
Rhode Island	116	11
New Hampshire	102	166
Vermont	88	19
Maine	86	0

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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	26

Most Popular Majors Related to Phys Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration	17

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.