2025 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in Louisiana
3Colleges in Louisiana
300Exercise 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 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for exercise science and kinesiology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 300 degrees in exercise science and kinesiology to qualified students.
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
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 Louisiana.
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Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in Louisiana
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.
It is hard to beat Southeastern Louisiana University if you wish to pursue a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were roughly 106 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Southeastern in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of Louisiana at Monroe if you wish to pursue a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1356 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ULM is a great university overall.
There were approximately 80 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at ULM in the most recent data year.
McNeese State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. McNeese is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Lake Charles. This university ranks 12th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 95 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at McNeese 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.
