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Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for phys ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the Southeast Region 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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#3

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #7, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.

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Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. GaSou is a very large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,805
Virginia 1,593
North Carolina 2,940
Florida 1,949
Tennessee 2,405
Kentucky 988
South Carolina 1,141
Louisiana 678
Arkansas 854
Alabama 858
Mississippi 1,050
West Virginia 1,170

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

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

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 14 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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