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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 4,945 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 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 Texas” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality exercise science and kinesiology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s exercise science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UT Austin

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s exercise science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Houston

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Woman’s University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Baylor 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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