2023 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Exercise Science for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Georgia, there were 952 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Exercise Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality exercise science and kinesiology programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The exercise science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Exercise Science for a Master’s”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Exercise Science for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree vets studying exercise science.

Top 2 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

1

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

1,102 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Exercise Science for a Master’s list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s exercise science degrees to 78 students in 2020-2021.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Among the 26,949 students enrolled at Georgia Southern University, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 406 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,665. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgia Southern University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia Southern University]](/colleges/georgia-southern-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

9 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Exercise Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 53 masters’s exercise science degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UGA Veteran Student Life Report

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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

Footnotes

• *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.