2023 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Exercise Science for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,608 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Exercise Science for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great exercise science and kinesiology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Exercise Science for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Exercise Science for a Doctorate”.
Top 3 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Exercise Science for a Doctorate list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s exercise science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Utah supports 33,081 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Exercise Science for a Doctorate list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 11,460 students enrolled at University of Northern Colorado, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Exercise Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 1 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
BYU also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 36,461 students enrolled at BYU, 368 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. BYU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at BYU]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/veterans/)
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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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