Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Marshall University

If you plan to study exercise science and kinesiology, take a look at what Marshall University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a total student population of 11,958.

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.

Marshall University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

Marshall University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at Marshall University 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 Marshall University

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

Marshall University Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Marshall University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in exercise science at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marshall University 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.

In the exercise science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Exercise Physiologists	100	$40,440

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 Beyond My Ken under License

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