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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Check out the phys ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Western States the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school 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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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 2 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Oregon University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 10,519
Washington 572
Oregon 582
Nevada 268
Hawaii 171
Alaska 19

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 7 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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