Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Central Washington University

If you are interested in studying exercise science and kinesiology, you may want to check out the program at Central Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

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.

CWU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science
• Master’s Degree in Exercise Science

CWU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Exercise Science and Kinesiology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Exercise Science Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the exercise science majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical exercise science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in exercise science at CWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

CWU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of exercise science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in exercise science each year. CWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a master's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General
• Sports Management

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Exercise Physiologists	60	$48,330

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.