2025 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
72Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
5,138Exercise Science Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in exercise science and kinesiology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #22 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 72 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of exercise science and kinesiology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,138 degrees in exercise science and kinesiology annually.
Choosing a Great Exercise Science and Kinesiology School
The exercise science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Exercise Science and Kinesiology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degree Level
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 the Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the exercise science degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
14 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Exercise Science
Every student who is interested in exercise science and kinesiology needs to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 149 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 407 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 115 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
Miami University - Oxford is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #134 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were about 166 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 333 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waukesha. This university ranks 15th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 114 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Carroll U in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 184 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 6th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 136 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.
Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were about 71 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Concordia University, Chicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 259 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 219 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 209 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year.
UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 131 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The exercise science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Exercise Science and Kinesiology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
