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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in phys ed at Columbia, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in phys ed at WCUPA, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and physical education programs. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#7

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and physical education programs. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,440
New York 2,264
Maryland 787
New Jersey 1,029
District of Columbia 292
Delaware 342

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

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 8 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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