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Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Northern Kentucky University

Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Northern Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a exercise science school? To help you decide if Northern Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's exercise science program.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 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.

NKU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Exercise Science

Online Classes Are Available at NKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NKU offers distance education options for exercise science at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

NKU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

Exercise Science Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of exercise science master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a exercise science master's degree from NKU, 67% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in exercise science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Exercise Physiologists 50 $51,690

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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