Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at Michigan State 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in exercise science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Exercise Science Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in exercise science at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	233
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Michigan State Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of exercise science master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in exercise science each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a exercise science master's degree from Michigan State, 63% 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 Michigan State 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Exercise Physiologists	450	$48,730

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.