Kinesiology & exercise science at Southern Miss
Southern Miss graduates about 132 kinesiology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 113th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a strong program at 75 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 $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Southern Miss
Where kinesiology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Jim & Thomas Duff Athletic Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 49 · Dorm 9 · Chapel 7 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Library 2.
Nearby in the kinesiology ranking
Other strong majors at Southern Miss
- Environmental science 73 · #151
- Health & pre-med fields 68 · #265
- Biology 67 · #284
- Chemistry & biochem 65 · #265
- Education 62 · #299
- Accounting 62 · #245
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Miss 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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