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

15 Colleges
$23,329 Avg Salary
$12,283 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Undergraduate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health & Physical Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

About 46% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 54% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Moraine Park Technical College is a great place for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.

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

On average, phys ed graduates from Moraine Park Technical College take out $9,138 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Moraine Valley Community College is a great place for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. MVCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.

Of the 5 students majoring in phys ed at MVCC, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#4

Triton College

River Grove, IL

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Triton College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#4

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Owens Community College is a great place for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Marion Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health and physical education programs. Located in the distant town of Marion, MTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, IL

Prairie State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Chicago Heights, Prairie State College is a public college with a small student population.

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Lansing Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

With a ranking of #9, Henry Ford College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

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Lorain County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized 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 15 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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