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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
554 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,605 people earned their degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology, making the major the 164th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 654 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 554 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in exercise physiology and kinesiology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent exercise physiology and kinesiology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the exercise physiology and kinesiology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree exercise physiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 191 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise physiology students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $19,942 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at UMN Twin Cities

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 130 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $19,892 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at K -State

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wichita State University is $16,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at WSU

#4

Central College

Pella, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pella, Iowa, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Central not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $23,810 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Central.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Central College

#5

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise physiology students in 2019-2020.

Drury University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University is $19,919 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Drury University Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#5 in overall quality

The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 27 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Scholastica also made our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for St. Scholastica is $24,383 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at The College of Saint Scholastica

#7

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Creighton University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Creighton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton also took the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $30,636 for plains states region bachelor’s degree exercise physiology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Creighton.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Creighton Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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