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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 an Associate” 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.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree exercise science students.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrillo College landed the #1 spot on the 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 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.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Cabrillo College

#2

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Onondaga Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate. Onondaga Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 13 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,390 for Associate Degree Exercise Science students per year to attend Onondaga Community College.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at OCC

#3

Riverside City College

Riverside, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Riverside City College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate list. Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree exercise science students list, Riverside City College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Riverside City College is $4,620 for associate degree exercise science students.

Full Riverside City College Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#4

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 associates’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

Mt. SAC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. SAC is $1,729 for associate degree exercise science students.

Full Mt. SAC Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s exercise science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sinclair Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,208 for associate degree exercise science students per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

Full Sinclair Community College Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#6

County College of Morris

Randolph, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

County College of Morris did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. County College of Morris is a medium-sized school located in Randolph, New Jersey that handed out 28 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

County College of Morris also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $9,173 for associate degree exercise science students per year to attend County College of Morris.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at County College of Morris

#7 in overall quality

Hudson Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate list. HVCC is a public institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HVCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend HVCC is $8,548 for associate degree exercise science students.

Full HVCC Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#8

Norco College

Norco, California
#6 in overall quality

Norco College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for an Associate ranking. Norco College is a fairly large public school situated in Norco, California. It awarded 3 associates’s exercise science degrees 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.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Norco College

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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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