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2024 Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges in North Carolina
367 Exercise Physiology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #143 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 367 degrees in exercise physiology and kinesiology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology School

Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in North Carolina The exercise physiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for exercise physiology and kinesiology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Exercise Physiology
Master's Degrees in Exercise Physiology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in North Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of exercise physiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Exercise Physiology

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
183 Exercise Physiology Degrees Awarded

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great option for students pursuing a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. UNC Charlotte is a very large public university located in the city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #378 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.

There were about 183 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
122 Exercise Physiology Degrees Awarded

East Carolina University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were about 122 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in exercise physiology and kinesiology needs to check out Gardner - Webb University. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Boiling Springs. This university ranks 25th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 22 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Gardner - Webb in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
26.1% Growth in Graduates

Queens University of Charlotte is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. Queens is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 20th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 23 exercise physiology and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Queens in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715713
Georgia69041
Virginia630304
South Carolina530390
Kentucky51832
Mississippi5016
Alabama500286
West Virginia410144

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One of 13 majors within the Physiology & Pathology Sciences area of study, Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Physiology87
Pathology/Experimental Pathology15
Oncology & Cancer Biology5
Cell Physiology4
Other Physiology, Pathology, & Related Sciences1

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