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2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,267 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s exercise science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s exercise science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k list, UW - Madison has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW - Madison Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #3 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 7 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Indiana University - Bloomington

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UIUC

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 18 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UWM

#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

University of Toledo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s exercise science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Toledo 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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