2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for phys ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health & Physical Education
Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.
Cal U graduate students pay an average of $18,508 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.
WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,440 |
| New York | 2,264 |
| Maryland | 787 |
| New Jersey | 1,029 |
| District of Columbia | 292 |
| Delaware | 342 |
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Health & Physical Education Related Majors for Phys Ed
Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.