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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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. 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Of the 26 students majoring in phys ed at Iowa, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#3

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri Baptist University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

Full Health & Physical Education at Upper Iowa University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Health & Physical Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,128
Minnesota 1,001
Kansas 663
Iowa 1,377
Nebraska 351
North Dakota 266
South Dakota 311

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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