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

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

Health & Physical Education is the #30 most popular major in the country with 9,742 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 39% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Western Kentucky University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in phys ed at Liberty University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in phys ed at UK, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 75% are male.

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University of Southern Mississippi ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the phys ed majors at the school.

Full Health & Physical Education at Georgia Southern University Report

#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health and physical education programs. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Of the 4 students majoring in phys ed at UF, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #9, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#9

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Florida 418
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
Tennessee 287
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
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 21 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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