Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Kinesiology in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Kinesiology. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the kinesiology program 25%.
101 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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101 colleges
Number 1: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 279 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 2: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 365 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 3: University of Maryland-College Park- 189 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 4: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 257 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 5: University of Florida- 174 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 6: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 322 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 7: California State University-Fullerton- 542 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 8: The University of Texas at Austin- 272 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 9: Texas A&M University-College Station- 466 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 10: San Jose State University- 302 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 11: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 98 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 12: Indiana University-Bloomington- 482 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 13: University of Georgia- 239 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 14: Rice University- 53 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 15: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 183 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 16: Michigan State University- 316 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $74k after 10 years
Number 17: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 177 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 18: California State University-Fresno- 330 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 19: William & Mary- 125 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 20: University of Iowa- 586 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 21: San Diego State University- 372 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 22: California State University-Long Beach- 310 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 23: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 167 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 24: University of Houston- 368 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 25: California State University-Northridge- 397 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 26: Florida State University- 189 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 27: Emory University- 81 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $94k after 10 years
Number 28: California State University-Sacramento- 374 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 29: University of Central Florida- 321 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 30: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 155 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 31: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 335 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 32: Wake Forest University- 102 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 33: James Madison University- 272 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 34: University of Delaware- 150 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 35: Florida International University- 127 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 36: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 286 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 37: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 163 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 38: Iowa State University- 250 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 39: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 296 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 40: San Francisco State University- 191 grads a year in the field
- 50% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 41: Temple University- 182 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 42: Southern Methodist University- 99 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 43: Miami University-Oxford- 257 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 44: George Mason University- 98 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 45: University of Connecticut- 53 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 46: University of the Pacific- 49 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 47: Syracuse University- 235 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 48: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 382 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 49: University of Kansas- 201 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 50: Clemson University- 110 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 51: University of Mississippi- 144 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 52: Saint Louis University- 117 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 53: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 289 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 54: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- 128 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 55: Illinois State University- 153 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 56: Florida Atlantic University- 173 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 57: Oregon State University- 245 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 58: University of Missouri-Columbia- 89 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 59: University of Louisville- 214 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 60: Drexel University- 37 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 61: Mississippi State University- 268 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $54k after 10 years
Number 62: Pepperdine University- 51 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 63: CUNY Brooklyn College- 48 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 64: University of Rhode Island- 122 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 65: The University of Texas at Arlington- 169 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 66: Elon University- 92 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 67: West Virginia University- 216 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 68: University of Miami- 63 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 69: California Lutheran University- 62 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 70: Washington State University- 61 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 71: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 130 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 72: University of Wyoming- 76 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 73: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 159 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 74: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 35 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 75: Texas Tech University- 102 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 76: University of Utah- 118 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 77: University of San Francisco- 50 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 78: Ohio University-Main Campus- 119 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 79: University of Vermont- 53 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 80: Howard University- 89 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 81: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 74 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $44k after 10 years
Number 82: Old Dominion University- 120 grads a year in the field
- 45% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 83: University of North Florida- 57 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 84: University of Dayton- 43 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 85: North Carolina A & T State University- 125 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 86: Florida Gulf Coast University- 70 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 87: Willamette University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 88: Furman University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 89: Baylor University- 68 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 90: Loyola University Chicago- 34 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 91: Whittier College- 32 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 92: Denison University- 35 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 93: Belmont University- 46 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 94: Saint Edward's University- 28 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $65k after 10 years
Number 95: Xavier University- 75 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 96: Kent State University at Kent- 114 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $51k after 10 years
Number 97: Southwestern University- 40 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 98: Wichita State University- 39 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $56k after 10 years
Number 99: Hampton University- 32 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 100: University of Maine- 26 grads a year in the field
- 56% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 101: University of Idaho- 26 grads a year in the field
- 59% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
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