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2023 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

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 in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly 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 Winona State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Upper Iowa University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their online graduate certificate. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

Explore the most popular online health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,128
Minnesota 1,001
Kansas 663
Iowa 1,377
Nebraska 351
North Dakota 266
South Dakota 311

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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 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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