Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education Fitness General

A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 374 institutions across the United States, with a total of 38685 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

319

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

2,288

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

9,039

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,102

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

25,876

awards given

Top Schools for Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education Fitness General

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	1,695
2	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	1,251
3	College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA	1,215
4	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	1,095
5	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	1,078
6	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	1,062
7	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	972
8	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	963
9	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	918
10	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	840
11	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	705
12	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	582
13	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	576
14	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	567
15	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	549
16	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	513
17	Cabrillo College Aptos, CA	477
18	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	474
19	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	468
20	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	465
21	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	405
22	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	402
23	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	396
24	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	390
25	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	390
26	Riverside City College Riverside, CA	384
27	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	375
28	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	372
29	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	366
30	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	363
31	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	357
32	Bryan University Tempe, AZ	348
33	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	303
34	Blinn College District Brenham, TX	300
35	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	297
36	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	294
37	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	261
38	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN	255
39	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	255
40	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	255
41	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	240
42	Emory University Atlanta, GA	228
43	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	228
44	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	225
45	East Central University Ada, OK	222
46	Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR	219
47	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	216
48	Howard University Washington, DC	207
49	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	207
50	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	204
51	Illinois State University Normal, IL	201
52	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	192
53	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	192
54	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	180
55	South Texas College McAllen, TX	177
56	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	177
57	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	177
58	Baylor University Waco, TX	177
59	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	168
60	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	162
61	Portland Community College Portland, OR	153
62	Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	144
63	Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA	143
64	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX	141
65	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	141
66	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	141
67	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	138
68	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	135
69	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	135
70	Reedley College Reedley, CA	126
71	McDaniel College Westminster, MD	120
72	West Virginia State University Institute, WV	114
73	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	112
74	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	111
75	Clovis Community College Fresno, CA	108
76	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	108
77	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	108
78	Shasta College Redding, CA	108
79	Cameron University Lawton, OK	102
80	University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR	102
81	Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR	96
82	Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI	96
83	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	93
84	Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO	93
85	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	93
86	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	93
87	Norco College Norco, CA	90
88	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	87
89	Washburn University Topeka, KS	87
90	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR	87
91	Northern State University Aberdeen, SD	87
92	Paris Junior College Paris, TX	87
93	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	84
94	Weber State University Ogden, UT	84
95	Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN	80
96	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	78
97	North Park University Chicago, IL	78
98	College of the Siskiyous Weed, CA	78
99	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	78
100	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	75