by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 West Virginia, there were 542 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 529 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,642 and $26,170 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia” ranking looked at 10 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia bachelor’s degree exercise science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia list. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia Wesleyan Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Alderson Broaddus University landed the #2 spot on the list. Philippi, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Alderson Broaddus University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheeling University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Wheeling University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Davis & Elkins College landed the #4 spot on the list. D&E is located in Elkins, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Full Davis & Elkins College Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. West Liberty, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at West Liberty University
American Public University System ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 388 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at American Military University
With a ranking of #7, Fairmont State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia list. Fairmont State is a small public school situated in Fairmont, West Virginia. It awarded 24 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Fairmont State University
University of Charleston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Charleston
With a ranking of #9, Marshall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 28 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Marshall University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
West Virginia University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in West Virginia list. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
