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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,092 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 160 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Mississippi college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Mississippi 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

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

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health & Physical Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $9,204 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southern Miss is ranked #5 for overall quality for phys ed in Mississippi.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Southern Mississippi

#2

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Out of the 2 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 per year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Belhaven University Report

Best Value Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Florida 418
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
Tennessee 287
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
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 2 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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