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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

6 Ranked Colleges
261 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Illinois 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 Illinois, there were 1,239 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 261 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent exercise science and kinesiology programs, but they also cost less that 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 Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 15 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Eastern Illinois University is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

EIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Eastern Illinois University

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UIC

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#5

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

WIU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at WIU

#6

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 158 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Chicago, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Concordia University, Chicago Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

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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

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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