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2022 Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the exercise physiology and kinesiology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree exercise physiology students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 11 masters’s exercise physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Minnesota State Mankato

#3 in overall quality

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

St. Scholastica also took the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Scholastica are $15,502.

Full The College of Saint Scholastica Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 14 masters’s exercise physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kansas State University Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

#5

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Physiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.

Full WSU 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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