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Kinesiology & exercise science at East Carolina University

East Carolina University graduates about 94 kinesiology majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 202nd of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×). Research spending in the field runs about $32 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year942% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$32Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1060–1220whole school

Around East Carolina University

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East Carolina Pirate
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College View Historic District
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Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Parking and Transportation, Student Health Services, Richard R. and JoAnn M Eakin Student Recreation Center, Ward Sports Medicine Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 34 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 7 · Dining 6 · Offices 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. University of Louisiana Monroe 63
  2. Schreiner University 63
  3. Florida Atlantic University 63
  4. Cornell College 63
  5. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 62
  6. Berry College 62
  7. Florida A&M University 62
  8. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 62

Other strong majors at East Carolina University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares East Carolina University with every school we score in kinesiology. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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