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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools

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

Health & Physical Education is the #30 most popular major in the country with 9,742 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for phys ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the United States for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #7, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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Health & Physical Education by Region

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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 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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