Kinesiology & exercise science at Michigan
Michigan graduates about 271 kinesiology majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 100 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, 1.44× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $820 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Nearby in the kinesiology ranking
Other strong majors at Michigan
- Art & design 98 · #2
- Computer science 97 · #13
- Math & statistics 97 · #8
- Mechanical engineering 96 · #2
- Engineering (all) 96 · #9
- Art, music & theater 96 · #3
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan 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.