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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Health & Physical Education is the #11 most popular major in the country with 67,146 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the United States for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Health & Physical Education by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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