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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Providence College

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Providence College to be the most popular school for health and physical education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Women make up 45% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Plymouth State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin Pierce University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized 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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 243
Connecticut 51
Rhode Island 36
New Hampshire 163
Maine 3
Vermont 16

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

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 6 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).

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