Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the physiological processes involved in physical or motor activity, including sensorimotor interactions, response mechanisms, and the effects of injury, disease, and disability. Includes instruction in muscular and skeletal anatomy; molecular and cellular basis of muscle contraction; fuel utilization; neurophysiology of motor mechanics; systemic physiological responses (respiration, blood flow, endocrine secretions, and others); fatigue and exhaustion; muscle and body training; physiology of specific exercises and activities; physiology of injury; and the effects of disabilities and disease.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 127 institutions across the United States, with a total of 18898 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

5,210

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

984

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

12,599

awards given

Top Schools for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	1,089
2	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	951
3	Auburn University Auburn, AL	780
4	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	699
5	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	684
6	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	648
7	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	636
8	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	558
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	531
10	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	507
11	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	486
12	Washington State University Pullman, WA	486
13	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	477
14	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	468
15	Boise State University Boise, ID	447
16	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	414
17	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	363
18	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	363
19	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	363
20	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	357
21	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	294
22	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	279
23	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	267
24	Creighton University Omaha, NE	240
25	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	231
26	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	216
27	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	216
28	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	201
29	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	183
30	University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC	174
31	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	174
32	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	174
33	Rice University Houston, TX	171
34	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	168
35	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	168
36	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	162
37	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	150
38	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	129
39	Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	129
40	George Washington University Washington, DC	129
41	Long Island University Brookville, NY	126
42	Central College Pella, IA	123
43	The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN	120
44	Ashland University Ashland, OH	117
45	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	114
46	Life University Marietta, GA	114
47	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	93
48	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	90
49	Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY	87
50	Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	87
51	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	87
52	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	81
53	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	81
54	Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC	81
55	Seattle University Seattle, WA	81
56	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	78
57	Lionel University Carpinteria, CA	75
58	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	75
59	University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA	75
60	Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX	72
61	Gordon College Wenham, MA	72
62	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	69
63	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	57
64	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	57
65	Saint Francis University Loretto, PA	51
66	Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA	48
67	Taylor University Upland, IN	48
68	Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA	48
69	Montreat College Montreat, NC	48
70	Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FL	48
71	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	45
72	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN	45
73	Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI	42
74	Illinois College Jacksonville, IL	42
75	Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA	39
76	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	36
77	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	36
78	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	36
79	Hiram College Hiram, OH	36
80	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	36
81	Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	36
82	Quincy College Quincy, MA	34
83	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	33
84	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	33
85	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN	33
86	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	30
87	Carroll University Waukesha, WI	30
88	Mississippi College Clinton, MS	30
89	Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	30
90	Augustana College Rock Island, IL	30
91	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	30
92	Northwest University Kirkland, WA	30
93	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	27
94	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	27
95	Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX	27
96	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	27
97	Springfield College Springfield, MA	27
98	Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK	24
99	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	24
100	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	24