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 Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 1,238 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 111 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 7 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 exercise science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Barton College landed the #1 spot on the list. Barton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilson, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Barton College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina. Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Lenoir - Rhyne University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 21 masters’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Appalachian State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wake Forest University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wake Forest University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UNC Chapel Hill
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