Program Finder
Exercise Science & Kinesiology
Find Your Exercise Science Program in About a Minute
Our exercise science program finder asks six quick questions about what you want from your degree, then compares 168 online programs and shows you the five that fit best.
Takes about two minutes. No sign-up.
Question 1 of 6
Which Degree Are You Going For?
Question 2 of 6
Can You Travel for a Few Sessions on Campus?
Every program here is online, but some add a short residency, a lab week or clinical rotations.
Question 3 of 6
Where Do You Live?
Some schools charge residents of their state less, so we'll use the price you'd pay.
Question 4 of 6
What Do You Picture Yourself Doing After You Graduate?
Pick any that sound like you.
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What Matters Most in a Program?
Choose up to three.
Question 6 of 6
Anything Else We Should Know?
Your work schedule, credits you can transfer, a certification you already hold. Skip it if nothing comes to mind.
Please leave out your name and contact details.
Finding Your Matches
- Narrowing 168 programs to your degree
- Reading what each program offers
- Ranking your best fits
Your Results
Your Top Exercise Science Matches
Edited by Taylor Rupe, Founder & Editor
How the Exercise Science Program Finder Works
You don't need to know which school you want yet. Tell the exercise science program finder what you want from your degree and it does the comparing for you.
You Answer Six Questions
Your degree level, whether you can travel, where you live, the job you picture, what matters most and anything else worth knowing.
We Read 168 Programs
The program finder keeps the programs at your level, then reads each one's description against your answers.
You Get Five Matches
Each match shows a match percentage, the tuition you'd pay, the school's graduation rate and a link to our full review.
What Our Exercise Science Program Finder Looks At
Your Degree Level
46 bachelor's, 99 master's, 11 associate and 12 doctoral programs, every one of them online.
Campus Visits
139 programs are 100% online. 29 ask for some on-site time, and the program finder leaves those out if you can't travel.
Your Career Goal
94 programs cover strength and conditioning, 95 personal training or fitness coaching, 31 a pre-PT or pre-health path and 28 clinical exercise physiology.
What Matters to You
Low tuition, a fast finish, a part-time schedule, internships or no GRE all change which programs rise to the top. 67 programs say they prepare you for a certification exam.
Where You Live
When a school charges residents of its state less, the program finder uses that in-state price for you.
Which Online Exercise Science Degree Fits Your Career Goal?
Strength and Conditioning
Most strength coaches hold the NSCA's CSCS, and you'll need a bachelor's degree to earn it. 94 programs in our data cover strength and conditioning. Compare them in our online strength and conditioning degree rankings, or see what the job looks like in our strength and conditioning coach guide.
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Clinical exercise physiologists build exercise plans for patients with heart, lung and metabolic disease, often in cardiac rehab. It's mostly a master's-level path. 28 programs prepare you for this work, and our online clinical exercise physiology master's rankings compare them. Read the ACSM clinical exercise physiologist rules before you enroll.
Physical Therapy and Other Health Grad Schools
You'll need a Doctor of Physical Therapy after your bachelor's, and each DPT program sets its own prerequisites. 31 programs in our data describe a pre-PT or pre-health path. Check each course list against the schools you'd apply to. Start with our pre-physical therapy rankings.
Personal Training and Fitness Coaching
You don't need a degree to become a personal trainer, but a degree with exam prep built in gives you more science behind your certification. 95 programs cover personal training or fitness coaching. See our online exercise science degrees for personal trainers and our personal trainer certification comparison.
Headed for athletic training? It's a master's-level profession now, and the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education accredits the programs that lead to it. Our exercise science vs. athletic training guide explains the difference.