2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region

A doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #102 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 doctor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Exercise Science and Kinesiology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The exercise science doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for exercise science and kinesiology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for exercise science and kinesiology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Plains States Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for exercise science and kinesiology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Exercise Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Iowa.

There were about 6 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in exercise science and kinesiology from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IA

#2 Best Quality In IA

University of Iowa is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Iowa.

There were roughly 5 exercise science and kinesiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in exercise science and kinesiology from University of Iowa

3

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

University of Nebraska at Omaha is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. UNOMAHA is a large public university located in the city of Omaha. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Nebraska.

There were approximately 1 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in exercise science and kinesiology from University of Nebraska at Omaha

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

#1 Most Popular In MN

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. More information about a doctorate in exercise science and kinesiology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular exercise science and kinesiology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	198	0
Iowa	184	3
Nebraska	91	5

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Exercise Science and Kinesiology Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Health & Physical Education area of study, Exercise Science and Kinesiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.