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2022 Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
261 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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 Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree exercise science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 158 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago also took 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Concordia University, Chicago

#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Charleston, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at EIU

#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 #3 for the Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UIC

#6

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at WIU

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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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