2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region

Ranked #19 in popularity, exercise science and kinesiology is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 70 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for exercise science and kinesiology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 5,369 bachelor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Exercise Science and Kinesiology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in exercise science matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of exercise science and kinesiology students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for exercise science and kinesiology.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Exercise Science Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

391 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#5 Best Quality In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology needs to check out Texas State University. Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Texas.

There were approximately 391 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Houston
Houston, TX

377 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#7 Best Quality In TX

University of Houston is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. UH is a fairly large public university located in the city of Houston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Texas.

There were about 377 exercise science and kinesiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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3

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

355 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#11 Best Quality In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Texas at San Antonio if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Antonio.

There were about 355 exercise science and kinesiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX

305 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In TX

#17 Best Quality In TX

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

There were about 305 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

277 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Most Popular In TX

#4 Best Quality In TX

Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Texas.

There were roughly 277 exercise science and kinesiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

262 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Texas.

There were about 262 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

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7

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

245 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#7 Most Popular In TX

#8 Best Quality In TX

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #8 in quality for bachelor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Texas.

There were roughly 245 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

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8

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

235 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#8 Most Popular In TX

#9 Best Quality In TX

UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Arlington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Texas.

There were approximately 235 exercise science and kinesiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

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9

The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX

169 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#9 Most Popular In TX

#29 Best Quality In TX

UTEP is a fairly large public university located in the large city of El Paso.

There were roughly 169 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.

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10

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

155 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in exercise science and kinesiology from Arizona State University - Tempe

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region award.

Rank	College	Location
11	Stephen F Austin State University	Nacogdoches, TX
12	University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	Norman, OK
12	Sam Houston State University	Huntsville, TX
12	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX
15	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, AZ
16	Texas Woman’s University	Denton, TX
17	Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi, TX

Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular exercise science and kinesiology schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	544	4,509
Oklahoma	390	436
Arizona	342	396
New Mexico	216	78

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Exercise Science and Kinesiology Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Health & Physical Education area of study, Exercise Science and Kinesiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Exercise Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sports Management	1,153
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	671
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness	191
Sports Studies	13

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.