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Kinesiology & exercise science at Creighton

Creighton graduates about 16 kinesiology majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it tied for 120th of 443 schools we rank for kinesiology, a strong program at 6.7 out of 10. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.26× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

6.7/10StrongT-120 of 443 for kinesiology →
Graduates a year161% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.26× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate92%whole school
SAT middle 50%1206–1420whole school

Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Criss Health Sciences Building, Ryan Athletics Center and DJ Sokol Arena.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Athletics 4 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. St. Olaf College 6.8
  2. South Dakota State University 6.8
  3. Truman State University 6.8
  4. Georgia Southern University 6.8
  5. Mississippi State University 6.7
  6. SUNY Cortland 6.7
  7. Texas Woman's University 6.7
  8. Chapman University 6.7

Other strong majors at Creighton

How the score works

The score is out of 10 and compares Creighton with every school we rank in kinesiology. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), the number of graduates in the major (25%, capped), courses the department lists, where counted (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and research spending (5%; health research money is mostly the medical school's, so it counts for little). Pay is compared after a half adjustment for state price levels (BEA), since many graduates move. A program needs at least 15 graduates a year (or 8, with research spending in the field in the top quarter) and data about the program itself (its own graduates' pay, its course catalog or research in the field) to be ranked; school-wide numbers alone never rank a program. Missing inputs drop out and the rest are reweighted. Scores run 0–10 against the other ranked schools: 8.0+ is a standout program, 6.5+ strong, 4.5+ solid. Schools with the same score share a rank. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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