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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Physical Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Miami University - Oxford to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 71% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

About 60% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Out of the 11 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 city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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#6

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and physical education programs. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tiffin.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

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Baldwin Wallace University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and physical education programs. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

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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 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 11 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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