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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
2,466 Degrees Awarded
$6,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (With Aid)

#1

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mt. San Antonio College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mt. San Antonio College is $1,729 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students with aid.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Mt. SAC

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Riverside City College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Riverside City College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,620 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students with aid per year to attend Riverside City College.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Riverside City College

#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 Getting Aid list. Onondaga Community College is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree exercise science students with aid list, OCC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,390 for associate degree exercise science students with aid per year to attend OCC.

Full OCC Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 10 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for associate degree exercise science students with aid.

Full Sinclair Community College Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#5

County College of Morris

Randolph, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Randolph, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s exercise science degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

County College of Morris also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for County College of Morris is $9,173 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students with aid.

Full County College of Morris Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#6

Norco College

Norco, California
#6 in overall quality

Norco College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Norco, California, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

Norco College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Norco College is $5,099 for associate degree exercise science students with aid.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Norco College

#7

Cabrillo College

Aptos, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Cabrillo College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Aptos, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree exercise science students with aid list, Cabrillo College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cabrillo College is $8,487 for associate degree exercise science students with aid.

Full Cabrillo College Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Hudson Valley Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s exercise science degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

HVCC also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend HVCC is $8,548 for associate degree exercise science students with aid.

Full Hudson Valley Community College 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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