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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 4,933 people earned their degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology, making the major the 143rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 599 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 530 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. That schools that top this list have a program in exercise physiology and kinesiology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region

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Central College
Pella, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Pella, Iowa, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Central

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Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, Minnesota

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany Lutheran College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bethany Lutheran College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 7 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Bethany Lutheran College

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 81 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, 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%.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Creighton University

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 138 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at K -State

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region. St. Scholastica is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 The College of Saint Scholastica

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Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Wichita State University

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Drury University
Springfield, Missouri

Drury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Drury University

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With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 161 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, Iowa

Briar Cliff University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Briar Cliff University

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

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