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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region

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491 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region

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Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 5,679 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 551 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 491 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in exercise physiology and kinesiology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in exercise physiology and kinesiology.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region

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Central College
Pella, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Pella, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees to 39 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Central Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

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Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, Minnesota

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany Lutheran College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bethany Lutheran College is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Bethany Lutheran College Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees to 61 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Creighton University

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Kansas State University Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region. St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at St. Scholastica

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Wichita State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 WSU Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

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Drury University
Springfield, Missouri

Drury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Drury University

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With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 161 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at UMN Twin Cities

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Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, Iowa

Briar Cliff University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise physiology students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Briar Cliff University

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s exercise physiology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report

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