2023 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly for Exercise Science for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 32,740 people earned their degree in exercise science and kinesiology, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,458 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent exercise science and kinesiology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Exercise Science for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Exercise Science for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying exercise science.
Top 1 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Exercise Science for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mt. SAC is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 69 associates’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. SAC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 28,393 students enrolled at Mt. SAC, 581 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 435 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $276. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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