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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the phys ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 26 students majoring in phys ed at Iowa, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for health and physical education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#3

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Baptist University landed the # 3 spot on the list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

Read full report on Health & Physical Education at Upper Iowa University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 246
Minnesota 141
Iowa 127
Kansas 50
Nebraska 36
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 52

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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