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2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
2,466 Degrees Awarded
$4,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,165 people earned their degree in exercise science and kinesiology, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,466 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in exercise science and kinesiology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent exercise science and kinesiology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 32 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. SAC is $898 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Mt. San Antonio College

#2

Riverside City College

Riverside, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Riverside City College landed the #2 spot on the list. Riverside City College is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 8 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Riverside City College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,620 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Riverside City College.

Full Riverside City College Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#3

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Onondaga Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 13 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

OCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OCC is $4,897 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Onondaga Community College

#4

Cabrillo College

Aptos, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrillo College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized school located in Aptos, California that handed out 26 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cabrillo College also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $7,302 for associate degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cabrillo College.

Full Cabrillo College Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#5

Norco College

Norco, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norco College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Norco College is a fairly large school located in Norco, California that handed out 3 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Norco College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Norco College is $5,099 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Norco College

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Sinclair Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Sinclair Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $2,567 for associate degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Sinclair Community College

#7

County College of Morris

Randolph, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

County College of Morris landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Randolph, New Jersey, and it awarded 28 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k list, County College of Morris has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for County College of Morris is $6,186 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at County College of Morris

#7 in overall quality

Hudson Valley Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HVCC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,671 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend HVCC.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at HVCC

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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