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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
231 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 4,256 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 231 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 9 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 a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Far Western US Region

#1

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Loma Nazarene University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

PLNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at PLNU are $11,880, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at PLNU

#2

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 103 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Baptist, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Baptist are $14,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cal Baptist Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at CWU

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at San Diego State University

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UNLV also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#6

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Western Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WWU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Oregon State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 5 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Oregon State

#1 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 21 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMC are $33,509, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Saint Mary’s College of California

#7 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UH Manoa

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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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