Kinesiology & exercise science at NIU
NIU graduates about 95 kinesiology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 126th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around NIU
Where kinesiology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Recreation Center, Health Service Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the kinesiology ranking
Other strong majors at NIU
- Sociology & anthropology 84 · #91
- Business & finance 80 · #106
- Marketing 80 · #69
- Accounting 80 · #91
- Nursing 77 · #65
- Education 77 · #94
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NIU 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.