2025 Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in Minnesota

Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #143 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of exercise physiology and kinesiology. Combined, these schools handed out 240 degrees in exercise physiology and kinesiology to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools List

Choosing a Great Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology School

Your choice of exercise physiology and kinesiology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Degree Level

The exercise physiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Schools in Minnesota. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology in Minnesota

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the exercise physiology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Minnesota Schools in Exercise Physiology

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

173 Exercise Physiology Degrees Awarded

0.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology needs to check out University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.More information about a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology has to take a look at College of Saint Benedict. Located in the midsize suburb of Saint Joseph, CSB is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.More information about a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology from College of Saint Benedict

3

The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Exercise Physiology Degrees Awarded

10.2% Growth in Graduates

The College of Saint Scholastica is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.More information about a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology from The College of Saint Scholastica

Best Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	693	10
Iowa	648	43
Kansas	599	224
Nebraska	500	81
North Dakota	416	11

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Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Related Rankings by Major

Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology is one of 13 different types of Physiology & Pathology Sciences programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Exercise Physiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Physiology	126

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.