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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region

71 Ranked Colleges
5,510 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.

Exercise Science and Kinesiology is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,435 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,174 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,510 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 71 colleges that offered a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their exercise science and kinesiology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree exercise science students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jarvis Christian College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hawkins, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Jarvis Christian College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Huston - Tillotson University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region. Huston - Tillotson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Huston - Tillotson University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SCU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 25 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Southwestern Christian University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Lutheran University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at TLU

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Randall University
Moore, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randall University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Moore, Oklahoma, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Randall

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Ottawa University - Surprise landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ottawa University - Surprise is located in Surprise, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ottawa University - Surprise Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

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Sul Ross State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sul Ross State University is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Sul Ross

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 206 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Tarleton State University

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 417 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UTSA

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 149 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Stephen F Austin State University

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Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas

Southwestern University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southwestern University

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 76 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Angelo State

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 310 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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McMurry University
Abilene, Texas

McMurry University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full McMurray University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

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With a ranking of #15, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a medium-sized public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 86 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M San Antonio

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 354 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas State University

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Southwestern Adventist University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southwestern Adventist University

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With a ranking of #18, University of the Southwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of the Southwest

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 102 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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Texas A&M International University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 64 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M International University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

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With a ranking of #21, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 170 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s exercise science students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Saint Edward’s University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Saint Edward’s University

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With a ranking of #24, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Hardin - Simmons is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s exercise science degrees to 96 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UT Tyler

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