Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 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.

UofM Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UofM Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at UofM 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 UofM

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

UofM Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 University of Memphis with a bachelor's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	190
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	139
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UofM Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

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

In the exercise science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Exercise Physiologists	100	$49,480

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.