2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Exercise Science for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
57
Degrees Awarded
$20,900
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Exercise Science for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Alabama, there were 575 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Exercise Science for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Alabama for Exercise Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Exercise Science for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alabama
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Exercise Science for a Master’s. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 5 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.
TROY also took the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking.Among the 16,497 students enrolled at TROY, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,250. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at TROY]](/colleges/troy-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University at Montgomery. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Exercise Science for a Master’s. Auburn University at Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.
AUM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking.Of the 5,212 students enrolled at AUM, 608 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 193 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,654. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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.