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2023 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

About 39% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 61% are male.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 2 spot on the list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

About 17% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their online graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 45% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 8 students majoring in phys ed at ECU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for health and physical education students working on their online graduate certificate. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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

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#6

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health and physical education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#7

University of Mississippi

University, MS

With a ranking of #7, University of Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their online graduate certificate. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

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With a ranking of #7, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their online graduate certificate. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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#7

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Lynn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health and physical education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 10 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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