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

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

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Undergraduate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

Our analysis found Bryan University to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 184 students majoring in phys ed at Bryan University, 54% are male and 46% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, phys ed majors at Bryan University accumulate an average of around $15,399 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at San Jacinto Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community Care College is a great place for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Community Care College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Community Care College Report

#4

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Vista College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Northwest Vista College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chandler, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public school with a large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#7

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona Western College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. AWC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Yuma.

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

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Glendale Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Of the 2 students majoring in phys ed at Glendale Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#10

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, AZ

With a ranking of #10, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,194
Arizona 949
Oklahoma 1,053
New Mexico 141

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 16 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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