Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Eastern Illinois University

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 Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 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.

EIU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

EIU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at EIU 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 EIU

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

EIU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% 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 EIU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in exercise science at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

EIU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of exercise science master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Of the students who received a exercise science master's degree from EIU, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois 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	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Exercise Physiologists	410	$55,150

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.