2025 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Utah
4Colleges in Utah
504Exercise Science Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #22 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for exercise science and kinesiology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 504 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. For our Best Overall Exercise Science and Kinesiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Utah
The schools below may not offer all types of exercise science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. U of U is a very large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 171 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
Utah State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #503 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 149 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Dixie State University if you wish to pursue a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 75 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent year we have data available.
Southern Utah University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 95 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent data year.
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. For our Best Overall Exercise Science and Kinesiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
