Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Point Loma Nazarene 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 Point Loma Nazarene University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 4,616 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.

PLNU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

PLNU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at PLNU 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 PLNU

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

PLNU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% 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 PLNU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its exercise science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PLNU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of exercise science master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in exercise science each year. PLNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a exercise science master's degree from PLNU, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the exercise science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	31
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General

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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Exercise Physiologists	480	$89,030

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 OperaSmorg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.