2024 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #104 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for exercise science and kinesiology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6 doctor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on exercise science and kinesiology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of exercise science and kinesiology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized exercise science and kinesiology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for exercise science and kinesiology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Mississippi

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Doctorate in Exercise Science

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is a wonderful decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in exercise science and kinesiology from University of Mississippi

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology needs to look into Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the town of Mississippi State.More information about a doctorate in exercise science and kinesiology from Mississippi State University

Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	190	23
Georgia	190	11
Virginia	182	2
Tennessee	150	12
Alabama	139	5
Kentucky	119	3
Arkansas	74	1
West Virginia	61	4

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Exercise Science and Kinesiology Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Health & Physical Education area of study, Exercise Science and Kinesiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.