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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$26,696 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health and physical education was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 9,742 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for phys ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health & Physical Education

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Chicago

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great value for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Wright State University - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $24,286 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 per year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Miami University - Oxford Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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 212
Illinois 700
Ohio 457
Indiana 161
Wisconsin 107

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

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 4 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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