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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for exercise science and kinesiology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 143 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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in exercise science matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Missouri 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 Master’s Students to Study Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Missouri

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

1

Logan University
Chesterfield, MO

79 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in exercise science and kinesiology has to look into Logan University. Located in the suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 79 exercise science and kinesiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Logan University in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

38 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in exercise science and kinesiology needs to look into University of Central Missouri. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Missouri.

There were about 38 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent data year.

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3

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Lindenwood University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Missouri.

There were about 17 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent data year.

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4

Avila University
Kansas City, MO

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Avila University if you want to pursue a master's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Avila is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Kansas City. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in exercise science and kinesiology in Missouri.

There were approximately 9 exercise science and kinesiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Avila in the most recent data year.

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Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Exercise Science and Kinesiology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	345	45
Iowa	287	39
Nebraska	200	6
North Dakota	149	20

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Exercise Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness	29
Sports Management	20
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	7

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.