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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Health & Physical Education is the #17 most popular major in Virginia with 1,593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in phys ed at Liberty University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Liberty University

#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

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

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Shenandoah University

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at George Mason University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,805
North Carolina 2,940
Florida 1,949
Tennessee 2,405
Kentucky 988
South Carolina 1,141
Louisiana 678
Arkansas 854
Alabama 858
Mississippi 1,050
West Virginia 1,170

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 3 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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