2024 Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in the Plains States Region
9Colleges in the Plains States Region
599Exercise Physiology Degrees Awarded
Ranked #143 in popularity, exercise physiology and kinesiology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for exercise physiology and kinesiology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 599 degrees in exercise physiology and kinesiology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology School
Your choice of exercise physiology and kinesiology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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
The exercise physiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in the Plains States Region.
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Best Schools for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the exercise physiology degree levels they offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Exercise Physiology
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 172 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Kansas State University if you want to pursue a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 147 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology needs to check out Creighton University. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were roughly 81 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent data year.
WSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Wichita. This university ranks 6th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 77 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 44 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at St. Scholastica in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 7 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 29th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 8 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Drury University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of exercise physiology and kinesiology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
