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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Providence College

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Providence College the most popular school in the New England Region for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 45% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 80% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salem State University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Plymouth State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the New England Region . Plymouth State is a small public school located in the town of Plymouth.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of New Haven helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the New England Region . University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin Pierce University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,156
Connecticut 261
New Hampshire 456
Maine 173
Rhode Island 201
Vermont 133

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 6 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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