2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$26,700
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 4,933 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 599 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their exercise physiology and kinesiology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region exercise physiology students.
Top 14 Most Focused Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region. Central is located in Pella, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 ’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Central Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethany Lutheran College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region. BLC is a small school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 7 ’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Bethany Lutheran College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified ’s exercise physiology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The College of Saint Scholastica Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 81 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Creighton
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 147 ’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Kansas State University
With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified ’s exercise physiology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Wichita State University
Drury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 8 ’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Drury University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 172 ’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national 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 UMN Twin Cities
University of Mary ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at University of Mary
Saint Ambrose University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at St. Ambrose University
With a ranking of #11, Briar Cliff University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Briar Cliff is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.
Full Briar Cliff University Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 7 ’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 2 ’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at University of Missouri - Columbia
Cleveland University - Kansas City ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s exercise physiology students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Cleveland University - Kansas City
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.