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

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

Health & Physical Education is the #21 most popular major in Virginia with 431 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for phys ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Health & Physical Education at Liberty University Report

#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Shenandoah University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Shenandoah University

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and physical education schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at George Mason University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 3 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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