by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 534 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in exercise science and kinesiology.
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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 the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sul Ross State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Sul Ross is a small school located in Alpine, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Sul Ross State University
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Texas Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Texas Baptist University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 49 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tarleton State University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Southern Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southern Nazarene University
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 29 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at West Texas A&M University
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Texas Woman’s University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Woman’s University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
With a ranking of #12, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s exercise science students 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 more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Northeastern State University
With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
With a ranking of #14, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas State University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Stephen F Austin State University
The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full The University of Texas at Tyler Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 UT Rio Grande Valley
With a ranking of #18, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Baylor
With a ranking of #19, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 32 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Texas Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Lamar University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 12 students 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%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Lamar University
With a ranking of #22, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of the Incarnate Word
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at The University of Texas at El Paso
Texas Christian University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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