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2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Exercise Science and Kinesiology is the 25th most popular major in the country with 31,165 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 1,242 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 137 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 37 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wake Forest University has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at East Carolina University

#6

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree exercise science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lenoir - Rhyne University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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