2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 112 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in exercise physiology and kinesiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality exercise physiology and kinesiology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region

#1

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$7,935 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise physiology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Texas, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Texas are $7,935, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Texas Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#2

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$20,204 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dallas Baptist University are $20,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DBU Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#3

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#4

University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$19,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #4 spot on the list. UH Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology

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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