Exercise Science and Kinesiology at American River College

Every exercise science and kinesiology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the exercise science program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Exercise Science and Kinesiology section at the bottom of this page.

American River Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Exercise Science

American River Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

Exercise Science Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the exercise science majors at American River College.

American River Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate’s Program

41% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of exercise science associate's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in exercise science only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at American River may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in exercise science graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General

Careers That Exercise Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in exercise science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Exercise Physiologists	480	$89,030

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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