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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s” 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 Kentucky, there were 380 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 293 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality exercise science and kinesiology programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kentucky

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellarmine University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellarmine U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 103 of the 3,293 students enrolled at Bellarmine University were GI Bill® students, of which 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,409. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Bellarmine U Veteran Student Life Report

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Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 44 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.

Morehead State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking.According to our most recent data, Morehead State University supports 9,304 students, and 191 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 60 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,170. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Morehead State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.

WKU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking.According to our most recent data, WKU supports 17,517 students, and 847 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 345 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at WKU]](/colleges/western-kentucky-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list.According to our most recent data, Eastern Kentucky University supports 14,465 students, and 869 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 469 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,031. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Kentucky University]](/colleges/eastern-kentucky-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Exercise Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2020-2021.

Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list.Among the 9,449 students enrolled at Murray State University, 401 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,362. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Murray State Veteran Student Life Report

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