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2024 Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges in Pennsylvania
152 Exercise Physiology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #143 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for exercise physiology and kinesiology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 152 degrees in exercise physiology and kinesiology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology School

Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of exercise physiology and kinesiology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for exercise physiology and kinesiology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Exercise Physiology
Master's Degrees in Exercise Physiology
Doctor's Degrees in Exercise Physiology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of exercise physiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Exercise Physiology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
45.5% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you want to pursue a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
49 Exercise Physiology Degrees Awarded

Ursinus College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. Located in the large suburb of Collegeville, Ursinus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 25th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 49 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Ursinus in the most recent year we have data available.

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Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
61 Exercise Physiology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology has to take a look at Gettysburg College. Gettysburg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Gettysburg. A Best Colleges rank of #276 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Gettysburg is a great college overall.

There were roughly 61 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Gettysburg in the most recent year we have data available.

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Any student pursuing a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology needs to take a look at Lebanon Valley College. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 37th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.More information about a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology from Lebanon Valley College

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Erie. This university ranks 87th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 5 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Mercyhurst in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology from Mercyhurst University

Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 288
District of Columbia 441 52
Delaware 345 1

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Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology is one of 13 different types of Physiology & Pathology Sciences programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Physiology 19
Other Physiology, Pathology, & Related Sciences 5
Pathology/Experimental Pathology 4
Oncology & Cancer Biology 4

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