Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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

GWU Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

GWU Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise physiology major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Exercise Physiology 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 Physiology Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of exercise physiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology at GWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its exercise physiology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GWU Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of exercise physiology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in exercise physiology each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a exercise physiology master's degree from GWU, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the exercise physiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Oncology & Cancer Biology

Careers That Exercise Physiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in exercise physiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Medical Scientists	580	$104,280

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.