2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Exercise Science and Kinesiology is the 25th most popular major in the country with 31,165 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,256 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in exercise science and kinesiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality exercise science and kinesiology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 3 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $30-$48k)

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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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