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Kinesiology & exercise science at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 305 kinesiology majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $140 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#25 of 604 for kinesiology →
Graduates a year3053% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$140Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1310whole school

Around Michigan State

Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center 1331Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University Observatory 1290Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue takes part in a working lunch and dis
“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-1094)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has breakfast with students and facul
“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-0936)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source

Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. Rice University 90
  2. The University of Oklahoma 90
  3. University of Florida 90
  4. Miami University–Oxford 90
  5. University of Iowa 89
  6. North Carolina State University 89
  7. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 89
  8. Florida State University 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan 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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