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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

In 2020-2021, 584 degrees and certificates were awarded to health and physical education students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lebanon Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 309
Maryland 16
New Jersey 79
District of Columbia 213
Delaware 23

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

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

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 5 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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