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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Michigan” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Michigan, there were 1,355 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Master’s in Michigan”.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Full U-M Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 20 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Michigan State University

#3

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$13,660 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 12 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Michigan University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Northern Michigan University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’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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