2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. That schools that top this list have a program in exercise science and kinesiology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 8 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Southwest Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 UH
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full TWU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
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 #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at UT Austin
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Full Baylor University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Texas A&M College Station Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
Texas Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s exercise science degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Exercise Science and Kinesiology at TCU
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full The University of Texas at Arlington Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Exercise Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
