by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Exercise Science and Kinesiology is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,740 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 7,974 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree exercise science students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #1 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 23 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. East Tennessee State University is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Georgia State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at West Virginia University
With a ranking of #6, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Mississippi State University
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 5 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Alabama Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
University of Georgia landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Georgia
Old Dominion University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 3 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 doctorate’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%.
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 1 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southern Miss
University of Arkansas ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UARK
With a ranking of #14, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Florence, Alabama that handed out 47 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of North Alabama
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