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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $48-$75k) in Tennessee

5 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Tennessee, there were 1,275 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 79 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $48-$75k) in Tennessee

#1

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k list. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree exercise science students whose families make $48-$75k list, UofM has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

Full UofM Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at ETSU

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#5

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cumberland University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $48-$75k. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 11 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cumberland University are $7,020, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Cumberland University

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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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