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

3 Colleges in New York
354 Associate Degrees
Ranked #26 in popularity, health and physical education is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 354 associate degrees in health and physical education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health & Physical Education School for Your Associate Degree

Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in New York The phys ed associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality phys ed program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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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 York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health and physical education.

Top New York Schools for an Associate in Phys Ed

13 Annual Graduates
$11,000 Median Student Debt

Onondaga Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in health and physical education. Located in the suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in health and physical education from Onondaga Community College

35 Annual Graduates
$9,500 Median Student Debt

Hudson Valley Community College is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in health and physical education. HVCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Troy.More information about a associate in health and physical education from Hudson Valley Community College

8 Annual Graduates
$24,250 Median Student Debt

Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in health and physical education. Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences is a small private for-profit college located in the city of New York.

Associate students who receive their degree from the phys ed program earn about $21,200 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in health and physical education from Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 182 58
New Jersey 131 122
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
Sports Management 150
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 113
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 81
Sports Studies 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 40
Recreation Administration 27
Outdoor Education 8

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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