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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Illinois

5 Ranked Colleges
261 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master's in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Illinois, there were 1,239 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 261 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Illinois

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 158 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Chicago also took the #2 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.

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#2

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree exercise science students list, WIU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UIUC

#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 38 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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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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