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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the phys ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health and physical education programs. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #7, East Carolina University 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 Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health and physical education programs. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health and physical education programs. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

With a ranking of #10, Belhaven University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Florida 418
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
Tennessee 287
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
Arkansas 271
West Virginia 232

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 14 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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