2024 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in the Southeast Region
88Colleges in the Southeast Region
7,974Exercise Science Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #22 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 88 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7,974 degrees in exercise science and kinesiology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Exercise Science and Kinesiology School
The exercise science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology rankings. For our Best Overall Exercise Science and Kinesiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of exercise science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
13 Top Southeast Region Schools in Exercise Science
American Public University System is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 388 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in exercise science and kinesiology has to check out University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 117 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a good option for students interested in a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were approximately 241 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in exercise science and kinesiology needs to check out University of Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 163 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 99 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 50 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 17 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.
UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 15 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 130 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.
Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the town of University. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 190 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 172 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent year we have data available.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #176 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 257 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.
Here are some additional great schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The exercise science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology rankings. For our Best Overall Exercise Science and Kinesiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
