Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Western Michigan University

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying exercise science and kinesiology, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 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.

WMU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science

WMU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at WMU 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 WMU

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

WMU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 WMU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in exercise science at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Exercise Physiologists	450	$48,730

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
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