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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$26,696 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 67,146 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for phys ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the phys ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health & Physical Education

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Chicago

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great value for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Wright State University - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $24,286 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great value for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 a year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Miami University - Oxford Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 per year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,199
Ohio 2,505
Illinois 2,000
Indiana 1,564
Wisconsin 943

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 schools only.

  • 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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