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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Exercise Science and Kinesiology is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,740 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,381 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,723 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 71 colleges that offered a degree 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 the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jarvis Christian College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region. The Bulldogs is located in Hawkins, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Huston - Tillotson University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Huston - Tillotson University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southwestern Christian University
Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Lutheran University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Lutheran University is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 43 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randall University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region. Randall is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moore, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Randall
Ottawa University - Surprise ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Surprise, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Ottawa University - Surprise
Sul Ross State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Alpine, Texas, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Sul Ross State University
Tarleton State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 240 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Tarleton
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 465 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio
With a ranking of #10, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 164 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at SFASU
Southwestern University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Georgetown, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southwestern University
Angelo State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 102 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Angelo State University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 371 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
McMurry University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurray University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at McMurry University
Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a medium-sized public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 71 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University - San Antonio
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 418 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas State University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Southwestern Adventist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Keene, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southwestern Adventist University
University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 115 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Texas A&M International University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 72 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M International University
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 202 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Full Texas A&M Kingsville Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Saint Edward’s University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
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 more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at St. Edward’s University
With a ranking of #24, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full Hardin - Simmons University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 105 bachelors’s exercise science 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 more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UT Tyler
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