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2022 Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

2 Colleges in New Jersey
128 Associate Degrees
Health & Physical Education is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 128 associate degrees in health and physical education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 and physical education students as compared to other majors.
  • Major Demand - The number of health and physical education students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
  • 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 and physical education students go into to obtain their associate 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 and physical education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health and physical education students working on their associate 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 Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

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Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health & Physical Education in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health and physical education.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Phys Ed

#1

Union County College

Cranford, NJ
21 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Union County College if you want to pursue an associate degree in health and physical education. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in health and physical education from Union County College

28 Annual Graduates
$10,250 Median Student Debt

County College of Morris is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in health and physical education. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in health and physical education from County College of Morris

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 192 284
Pennsylvania 182 58
Maryland 125 30
Delaware 58 4

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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
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 100
Sports Management 28

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.

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