Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 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.

USD Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

USD Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at USD 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 USD

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

USD Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 USD since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in exercise science at USD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USD Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of exercise science master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in exercise science each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a exercise science master's degree from USD, 90% 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 University of South Dakota with a master's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Exercise Physiologists	70	$47,540

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.