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2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 31,165 people earned their degree in exercise science and kinesiology, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,445 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Wyoming

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 3 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree exercise science students whose families make $30-$48k list, BYU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 8 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at U of U

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Northern Colorado

#6

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

Boise State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 11 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boise State Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#7

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

Southern Utah University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 19 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Utah University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southern Utah University

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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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