by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Tennessee, there were 1,270 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,191 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their exercise science and kinesiology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Tennessee”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 437 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UofM
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 207 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Maryville, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Maryville College
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the #4 spot on the list. CU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cumberland University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tusculum University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee list. Greeneville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Tusculum
With a ranking of #6, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist University is a small school located in Collegedale, Tennessee that handed out 21 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southern Adventist
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 216 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
With a ranking of #8, Carson - Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee list. Carson - Newman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Carson - Newman University
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 124 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Middle Tennessee State University
Bryan College - Dayton landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee ranking. This small school is located in Dayton, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Bryan College - Dayton
Lincoln Memorial University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Harrogate, Tennessee, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Lincoln Memorial University
Belmont University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee ranking. Belmont University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Lee University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Lee University
With a ranking of #14, King University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee list. Bristol, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full King University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Union University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee ranking. Union is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Union University
Lipscomb University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee ranking. Lipscomb is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 13 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Lipscomb University
Bethel University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee ranking. Bethel University is a small school located in McKenzie, Tennessee that handed out 5 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Bethel
Austin Peay State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #18. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized school located in Clarksville, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
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