2025 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in South Carolina
9Colleges in South Carolina
516Exercise 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 looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 516 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
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in South Carolina
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.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a good choice for students interested in a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #410 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means The Citadel is a great college overall.
There were approximately 37 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent year we have data available.
Coastal Carolina University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Coastal Carolina University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 130 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Bob Jones University if you want to pursue a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Greenville. This university ranks 21st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 17 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Bob Jones University in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in exercise science and kinesiology has to take a look at Winthrop University. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1148 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Winthrop is a great university overall.
There were approximately 49 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.
Newberry College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Newberry. This college ranks 36th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 22 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Newberry College in the most recent data year.
UofSC Aiken is a small public university located in the suburb of Aiken. This university ranks 28th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 55 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at UofSC Aiken in the most recent year we have data available.
Lander University is a small public university located in the town of Greenwood. This university ranks 25th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 41 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Lander University in the most recent year we have data available.
Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Anderson. A Best Colleges rank of #936 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available.
CSU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Charleston. This university ranks 26th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 37 exercise science and kinesiology students who graduated with this degree at CSU 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. 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.
