Kinesiology & exercise science at SIU Carbondale
SIU Carbondale graduates about 44 kinesiology majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 232nd of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $16 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around SIU Carbondale
Where kinesiology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Student Recreation Center, Illinois Department of Public Health, Student Health Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Student housing 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 5 · Library 1.
Nearby in the kinesiology ranking
Other strong majors at SIU Carbondale
- Education 72 · #144
- Health & pre-med fields 69 · #248
- Art, music & theater 62 · #382
- Nursing 61 · #271
- History 60 · #305
- Art & design 60 · #303
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares SIU Carbondale 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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