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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 5,960 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The exercise science 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 “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree exercise science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 11 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at TWU

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Arlington Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#7 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 3 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #7 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Baylor 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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