by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 6,381 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 93 colleges that offer 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools 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 Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region. The Bulldogs is a small school located in Hawkins, Texas that handed out 28 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 93 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Huston - Tillotson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Huston - Tillotson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 34 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Huston - Tillotson University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Out of the 93 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethany, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 93 schools in the Schools 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. TLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas Lutheran University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s exercise science degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of the Southwest Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Randall University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Moore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s exercise science degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Randall University
Sul Ross State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s exercise science degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Sul Ross State University
Ottawa University - Surprise landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ottawa University - Surprise is located in Surprise, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Ottawa University - Surprise
With a ranking of #9, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 289 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Tarleton
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 506 ’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%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
With a ranking of #11, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 177 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Stephen F Austin State University
With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 394 ’s exercise science degrees 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%.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Southwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 20 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southwestern
Angelo State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 102 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Angelo State University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 144 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
With a ranking of #16, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 464 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas State University
McMurry University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurry University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 12 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at McMurray University
With a ranking of #18, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 ’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
Full Texas A&M San Antonio Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Southwestern Adventist University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southwestern Adventist University
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 71 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 209 diplomas to qualified ’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at The University of Texas at El Paso
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 72 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 116 ’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%.
Full The University of Texas at Tyler Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 159 ’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
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