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Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Southern Mississippi

Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a exercise science school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's exercise science program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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.

Southern Miss Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southern Miss offers distance education options for exercise science at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Southern Miss Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in exercise science, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Exercise Science Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the exercise science majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master’s Program

27% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of exercise science master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in exercise science each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a exercise science master's degree from Southern Miss, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in exercise science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Exercise Physiologists 40 $41,570

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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