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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
300 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology is the 164th most popular major in the country with 4,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 315 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 300 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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 Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Far Western US Region

#1

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees to 106 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Washington University is $12,607 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students.

Full EWU Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise physiology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Washington University is $15,397 for far western us region bachelor’s degree exercise physiology students.

Full Central Washington University Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise physiology students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students per year to attend Wazzu.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Washington State University

#4

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Baptist is $24,707 for far western us region bachelor’s degree exercise physiology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal Baptist Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#5

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, California
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Notre Dame de Namur University landed the #5 spot on the list. NDNU is a small school located in Belmont, California that handed out 5 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

NDNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Notre Dame de Namur University is $24,544 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at NDNU

#6

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Gonzaga University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Gonzaga University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gonzaga also made our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $33,793 for far western us region bachelor’s degree exercise physiology students per year to attend Gonzaga University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Gonzaga University Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise physiology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC Davis is $14,669 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Davis Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 15 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $14,783 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Physiology students per year to attend UC Irvine.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 UC Irvine

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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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