Exercise Science and Kinesiology

A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development and coordination, motor neurophysiology, performance research, rehabilitative therapies, the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative methods and equipment, and related analytical methods and procedures in applied exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 807 institutions across the United States, with a total of 97045 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

2,675

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

26,462

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

2,880

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

201

degrees awarded

Other Awards

64,720

awards given

Top Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	1,263
2	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	1,254
3	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	1,239
4	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	1,233
5	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	1,231
6	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	1,122
7	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	1,104
8	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	1,083
9	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	1,017
10	University of North Texas Denton, TX	975
11	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	939
12	University of Houston Houston, TX	930
13	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	903
14	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	870
15	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	831
16	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	795
17	Iowa State University Ames, IA	768
18	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	768
19	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	762
20	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL	726
21	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	720
22	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	696
23	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	681
24	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	669
25	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	663
26	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	654
27	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	648
28	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	642
29	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	642
30	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	612
31	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	609
32	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	606
33	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	588
34	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	579
35	University of Georgia Athens, GA	576
36	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	564
37	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	552
38	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	528
39	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	525
40	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	504
41	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	489
42	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	471
43	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	459
44	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	459
45	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	459
46	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	447
47	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	447
48	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	441
49	Utah State University Logan, UT	438
50	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	435
51	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	426
52	Towson University Towson, MD	426
53	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	409
54	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	408
55	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	381
56	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	372
57	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	366
58	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	363
59	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	363
60	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	357
61	University of Mississippi University, MS	354
62	Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX	351
63	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	348
64	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	342
65	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	339
66	Carroll University Waukesha, WI	336
67	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	336
68	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	333
69	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	327
70	University of Delaware Newark, DE	324
71	Logan University Chesterfield, MO	321
72	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	321
73	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	321
74	Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	318
75	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	312
76	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	306
77	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	303
78	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	294
79	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	291
80	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	288
81	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	288
82	Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO	285
83	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	282
84	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	282
85	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	282
86	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	279
87	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	279
88	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	279
89	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	270
90	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	270
91	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	267
92	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	267
93	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX	265
94	McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA	261
95	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	261
96	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	261
97	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	246
98	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	243
99	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	243
100	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	240