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2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$18,822 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for phys ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health & Physical Education

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Winona State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Health & Physical Education at Winona State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

Full Health & Physical Education at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#3

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri Baptist University is a great value for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MBU are $10,670 a year.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 20% of our Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at University of Iowa

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 246
Minnesota 141
Iowa 127
Kansas 50
Nebraska 36
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 52

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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