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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 63 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Physical Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular 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 a graduate certificate in the United States. WKU is a 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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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 26 students majoring in phys ed at Iowa, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the United States. 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 #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. American Military University is a fairly 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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#5

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Liberty University is a fairly 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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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at East Carolina University Report

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and physical education programs. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in phys ed at Miami University - Oxford, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and physical education programs. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at California University of Pennsylvania Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools award.

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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 28 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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