Kinesiology & exercise science at Minnesota
Minnesota graduates about 82 kinesiology majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $701 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Minnesota
Where kinesiology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Sciences Education Center, University Recreation and Wellness Center, Transportation and Safety Building, Boynton Health Service, Moos Health Sciences Tower, University Recreation & Wellness Center, University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Athletics 10 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Dorm 5 · Student housing 5 · Chapel 3.
Nearby in the kinesiology ranking
Other strong majors at Minnesota
- Marketing 97 · #3
- Accounting 94 · #10
- Finance 93 · #10
- Computer science 91 · #41
- Biology 91 · #24
- Math & statistics 91 · #41
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota 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.