Kinesiology & exercise science at Iowa
Iowa graduates about 527 kinesiology majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $351 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where kinesiology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Roy G. Karro Athletic Hall of Fame, West Campus Transportation Center, Jacobson Athletic Building, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa Health Care, Health Science Academic Building, Gerdin Athletic Learning Center, Law, Health Policy and Disability Center, Environmental Health and Safety Office #3, Health Protection Office, Environmental Health and Safety Office #4, Environmental Health and Safety Office #2.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 64 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 10 · Dorm 5 · Arts 2 · Offices 1.
Nearby in the kinesiology ranking
Other strong majors at Iowa
- Marketing 88 · #30
- Accounting 87 · #45
- Math & statistics 86 · #74
- Business & finance 85 · #60
- Political science & IR 83 · #105
- Health & pre-med fields 83 · #70
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Iowa 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.