2025 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #104 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 89 doctor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on exercise science and kinesiology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of exercise science and kinesiology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized exercise science and kinesiology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for exercise science and kinesiology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Exercise Science

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology has to check out University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in exercise science and kinesiology from University of Georgia

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Greensboro if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in exercise science and kinesiology from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges by State

Explore the best exercise science and kinesiology schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	190	23
Georgia	190	11
Virginia	182	2
Mississippi	154	6
Tennessee	150	12
Alabama	139	5
Kentucky	119	3
Arkansas	74	1
West Virginia	61	4

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Exercise Science and Kinesiology Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Health & Physical Education area of study, Exercise Science and Kinesiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Exercise Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sports Management	24
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness	10
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	6

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.