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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 67,146 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Oxford the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

About 71% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in phys ed at Marquette, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#6

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Baldwin Wallace University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,199
Ohio 2,505
Illinois 2,000
Indiana 1,564
Wisconsin 943

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 11 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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