Kinesiology & exercise science at Grand Valley State
Grand Valley State graduates about 251 kinesiology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 236th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
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Other strong majors at Grand Valley State
- Health & pre-med fields 65 · #299
- Accounting 64 · #230
- Marketing 62 · #195
- Psychology 59 · #372
- Business & finance 59 · #343
- Criminal justice 59 · #197
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Grand Valley State 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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