2023 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Exercise Science and Kinesiology is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,740 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,335 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s”.
Top 7 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 12 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UH Manoa supports 18,025 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Hawaii at Manoa]](/colleges/university-of-hawaii-at-manoa/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s list. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 11 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
UNLV also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 1,594 of the 31,142 students enrolled at University of Nevada - Las Vegas were GI Bill® students, of which 929 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,370. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #3 spot on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
PLNU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 4,616 students enrolled at Point Loma Nazarene University, 334 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,825. During this same period, 76 students qualified for 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%.
Full PLNU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s list. San Diego State University is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 6 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 36,334 students enrolled at SDSU, 1,433 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 853 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,806. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 129 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal Baptist also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 11,317 students enrolled at Cal Baptist, 532 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,716. To help with additional expenses, 162 students qualified for 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%.
Full California Baptist University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s list. WWU is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 4 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
WWU also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, WWU supports 15,197 students, and 622 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,933. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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With a ranking of #7, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Exercise Science for a Master’s list. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 711 of the 11,174 students enrolled at CWU were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,593. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CWU]](/colleges/central-washington-university/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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