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2024 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Georgia

7 Colleges in Georgia
952 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded
Ranked #22 in popularity, exercise science and kinesiology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of exercise science and kinesiology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 952 degrees in exercise science and kinesiology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Exercise Science and Kinesiology School

Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Georgia The exercise science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for exercise science and kinesiology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Exercise Science
Master's Degrees in Exercise Science
Doctor's Degrees in Exercise Science

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 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Georgia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the exercise science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Georgia Schools in Exercise Science

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA
163 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 163 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
257 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in exercise science and kinesiology needs to look into Georgia Southern University. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 257 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA
131 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in exercise science and kinesiology has to look into Kennesaw State University. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #708 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KSU Georgia is a great university overall.

There were about 131 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Berry College
Mount Berry, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In GA
33 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

Berry College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Berry is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Mount Berry. This college ranks 20th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 33 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Berry in the most recent year we have data available.

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Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In GA
85 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 85 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Augusta University in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In GA
91 Exercise Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 91 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Emmanuel College
Franklin Springs, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In GA
44.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Franklin Springs, Emmanuel College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 18 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Emmanuel College in the most recent data year.

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Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 668
North Carolina 710 1,238
Virginia 630 557
Tennessee 624 1,270
South Carolina 530 424
Kentucky 518 375
Mississippi 501 720
Alabama 500 575
Louisiana 489 323
Arkansas 466 325
West Virginia 410 542

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Exercise Science and Kinesiology is one of 5 different types of Health & Physical Education programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Sports Management 486
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness 226
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 141
Physical Fitness Technician 3

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