2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 839 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in exercise science and kinesiology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great exercise science and kinesiology programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The exercise science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree exercise science students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Pennsylvania

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Temple University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #2 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Penn State University Park

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology

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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