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Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you plan to study exercise science and kinesiology, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Exercise Science and Kinesiology section at the bottom of this page.

UIUC Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science
  • Master’s Degree in Exercise Science

UIUC Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in exercise science, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Exercise Science Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the exercise science majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

65% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of exercise science master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in exercise science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Exercise Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in exercise science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Exercise Physiologists 410 $55,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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