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2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Illinois For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great exercise science and kinesiology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Illinois (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 15 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UIC

#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EIU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at EIU

#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.

Concordia University, Chicago also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#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 #5 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at SIUC

#6

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Western Illinois 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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