by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 32,740 people earned their degree in exercise science and kinesiology, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States.
Across Wisconsin, there were 696 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 627 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in exercise science and kinesiology. That schools that top this list have a program in exercise science and kinesiology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carroll University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin. This small school is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 186 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin list. WLC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Carthage College landed the #4 spot on the list. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It awarded 21 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marian University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin ranking. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin list. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Parkside did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin list. UW - Parkside is a public institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UW - Parkside
With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 80 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
Ripon College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin list. Ripon, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lakeland University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #11. Plymouth, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 95 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Viterbo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin list. Viterbo University is a small school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 3 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Viterbo
Alverno College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Wisconsin list. Alverno College is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 1 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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