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2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

53 Ranked Colleges
5,369 Degrees Awarded
$9,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 5,960 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,369 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 53 colleges that offered a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality exercise science and kinesiology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Rice has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rice is $7,534 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Rice University

#18 in overall quality

Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 305 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $3,473 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UT Rio Grande Valley

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 245 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $9,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UNT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M International University is $2,298 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M International University

#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 355 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #12 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $11,109 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UTSA

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 277 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas Tech University

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 262 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#17 in overall quality

Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 126 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $7,050 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full TWU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#1 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $13,575 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at The University of Texas at Austin

#14 in overall quality

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Permian Basin, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Permian Basin is $10,221 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UT Permian Basin Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#11

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

University of Houston ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 377 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,925 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UH.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#21 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 91 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

UT Tyler also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Tyler is $7,058 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UT Tyler

#13

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #13. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 391 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas State

With a ranking of #14, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 15 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $6,704 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

#24 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #15. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $9,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full OSU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#15 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #16. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 146 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,816 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SFASU.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Stephen F Austin State University

#17

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $8,554 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full MSU Texas Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#18

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #18, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 69 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,543 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Northeastern State University

#6 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $7,941 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UH Clear Lake

With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 169 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,427 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at The University of Texas at El Paso

#21

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $10,631 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Lamar University

#22

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#23 in overall quality

Angelo State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 95 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Angelo State is $11,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Angelo State University

#23

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#13 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #23. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 141 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $11,634 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Sam Houston State University

Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 26 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $9,904 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 235 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $12,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UT Arlington Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

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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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