2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Exercise Physiology for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Exercise Physiology for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Exercise Physiology for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great exercise physiology and kinesiology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the exercise physiology and kinesiology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Exercise Physiology for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree vets studying exercise physiology.
Top 4 Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Exercise Physiology for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 9 masters’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State, 1,099 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,562. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full K -State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Exercise Physiology for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 masters’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Scholastica not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 151 of the 3,712 students enrolled at St. Scholastica were GI Bill® students, of which 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,081. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. St. Scholastica offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 St. Scholastica Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Exercise Physiology for a Master’s list. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 10 masters’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 577 of the 14,999 students enrolled at Wichita State University were GI Bill® students, of which 385 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,488. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wichita State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Exercise Physiology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s exercise physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Mankato also took the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Minnesota State Mankato supports 14,761 students, and 331 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 147 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,814. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Minnesota State University - Mankato]](/colleges/minnesota-state-university-mankato/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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