2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 5,679 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,303 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 exercise physiology and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. That schools that top this list have a program in exercise physiology and kinesiology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree exercise physiology students.
Top 8 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in the Southeast Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Auburn
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 15 doctorate’s exercise physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at University of Florida
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 4 doctorate’s exercise physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at U Miami
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 8 doctorate’s exercise physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 UofSC Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s exercise physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at Florida State
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s exercise physiology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report
West Virginia University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s exercise physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Full WVU Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Report
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Physiology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s exercise physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at VCU
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
