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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

In 2020-2021, 584 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health & Physical Education

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the best school in Pennsylvania for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 309
Maryland 16
New Jersey 79
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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 3 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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