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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Master’s in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,445 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 6 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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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 12 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Wyoming

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Northern Colorado

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 4 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at U of U

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Colorado State

#5

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 11 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

Southern Utah University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree exercise science students list, Southern Utah University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southern Utah 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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