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2024 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Kentucky

7 Colleges in Kentucky
380 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded
Ranked #22 in popularity, exercise science and kinesiology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 380 degrees in exercise science and kinesiology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Exercise Science and Kinesiology School

Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Kentucky 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for exercise science and kinesiology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Exercise Science
Master's Degrees in Exercise Science
Doctor's Degrees in Exercise Science

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Kentucky

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the exercise science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kentucky Schools in Exercise Science

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In KY
39 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

University of Kentucky is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 39 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In KY
30.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Louisville if you want to pursue a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
64 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

Western Kentucky University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 64 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In KY
37 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

Bellarmine University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #682 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bellarmine U is a great university overall.

There were about 37 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KY
44 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 44 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
73 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

Eastern is a large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 73 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In KY

Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 26 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.

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Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 668
North Carolina 710 1,238
Georgia 690 948
Virginia 630 557
Tennessee 624 1,270
South Carolina 530 424
Mississippi 501 720
Alabama 500 575
Louisiana 489 323
Arkansas 466 325
West Virginia 410 542

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Exercise Science and Kinesiology is one of 5 different types of Health & Physical Education programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Sports Management 363
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 187
Sports Studies 58

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