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2023 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our analysis found Western Kentucky University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 28 students majoring in phys ed at WKU, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for health and physical education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Of the 12 students majoring in phys ed at American Military University, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

About 45% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their online graduate certificate. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Women make up 25% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health and physical education programs. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Western States did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

About 25% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 75% are male.

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

Winona State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Winona State University

#9

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

With a ranking of #9, Belhaven University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Belhaven University

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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 24 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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