Kinesiology & exercise science at NAU
NAU graduates about 192 kinesiology majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around NAU
Where kinesiology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Coconino County Health Department, Health Professions, Health and Learning Center, Science & Health Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 30 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 3 · Dining 2 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the kinesiology ranking
Other strong majors at NAU
- Biology 76 · #175
- Health & pre-med fields 76 · #146
- Computer science 74 · #172
- Education 73 · #132
- Psychology 72 · #204
- Nursing 72 · #129
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NAU 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.