2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Virginia

If you pursue a master's degree in exercise science and kinesiology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #70 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of exercise science and kinesiology. Combined, these schools handed out 109 master's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology to qualified students.

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

The exercise science master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Virginia 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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for exercise science and kinesiology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Virginia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in exercise science and kinesiology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Exercise Science Students Working on Their Master's

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

76 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Liberty University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Virginia.

There were roughly 76 exercise science and kinesiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Virginia.

There were about 22 exercise science and kinesiology individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

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Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Old Dominion University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Virginia.

There were roughly 11 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	85
Georgia	361	153
North Carolina	323	102
Tennessee	296	97
South Carolina	251	8
Alabama	248	44
Kentucky	248	64
Louisiana	235	72
Mississippi	205	29
Arkansas	184	37
West Virginia	154	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Exercise Science

Exercise Science and Kinesiology is one of 5 different types of Health & Physical Education programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Exercise Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sports Management	233
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	24

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.