Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331.

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.

SCSU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

SCSU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at SCSU 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 SCSU

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

SCSU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% 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 SCSU since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SCSU 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. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in exercise science each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a exercise science master's degree from SCSU, 60% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Exercise Physiologists	50	$60,560

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.