Exercise Science and Kinesiology at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 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.

UT Austin Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at UT Austin 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in exercise science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Exercise Science Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	62
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Austin Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of exercise science master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in exercise science each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the exercise science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Exercise Physiologists	490	$46,240

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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