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2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon

7 Ranked Colleges
379 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Oregon, there were 389 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 379 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 Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking looked at 7 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Oregon

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 219 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $20,016 for oregon bachelor’s degree exercise science students per year to attend Oregon State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Oregon State University

#2

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $19,315 for oregon bachelor’s degree exercise science students per year to attend Western Oregon State College.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Western Oregon State College

#3

Warner Pacific University

Portland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warner Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Warner Pacific, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $21,733 for oregon bachelor’s degree exercise science students per year to attend Warner Pacific University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Warner Pacific University

#4

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree exercise science students list, GFU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend George Fox University is $30,378 for oregon bachelor’s degree exercise science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full George Fox University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Linfield University - McMinnville Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. This small school is located in McMinnville, Oregon, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree exercise science students list, Linfield has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $27,951 for oregon bachelor’s degree exercise science students per year to attend Linfield.

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 Linfield University - McMinnville Campus Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#6

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Forest Grove, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Pacific is $29,498 for oregon bachelor’s degree exercise science students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Pacific University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#7

Willamette University

Salem, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Willamette University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Willamette University is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

Willamette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Willamette is $31,961 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Exercise Science students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Willamette

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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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