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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$19,101 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

The Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value 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 town of Charles Town.

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, American Military University also did well on our Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Health & Physical Education at American Public University System Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

The Citadel graduate students pay an average of $18,540 in tuition and fees each year.

The Citadel excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

#4

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 a year.

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great value for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.

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University of Southern Mississippi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $18,340 per year.

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#8

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina 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 #8 on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.

ECU also claimed a spot on our Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at East Carolina University

#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Memphis

#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 15% of our Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges 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.

  • 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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