Best 100% Online Exercise Science Degrees (2026)

Pennsylvania Western prices online undergraduates at $347 per credit in state and $354 out of state, before fees. Active-duty members, veterans and eligible family pay $250 per credit no matter where they live. You can also earn NASM and NASE certifications while enrolled, which gives a remote student something to show employers along the way.

Coursework here is fully asynchronous, and Southern Miss waives out-of-state tuition for fully online programs, so everyone pays $433.59 per credit at the part-time rate. New fully online students can claim a $500 Online Student Scholarship. An Exercise Specialist Certification Preparation course sits inside a blend of kinesiology, fitness and nutrition classes.

Oregon State Ecampus charges nonresidents nothing extra, at $409 per quarter credit across a 180-credit degree with four start terms a year. The one hands-on piece is 3 credits of experiential learning, which you arrange with the program's coordinator near where you live. An Honors option adds a thesis and faculty research, all online.

Forty classes of 7.5 weeks each make up this ASU Online degree, with the next start on 01/11/2027 and tuition at $580 per credit hour plus program fees. It mixes exercise, nutrition and behavior change, which fits someone coaching clients on habits rather than sports performance. A culminating hands-on experiential learning course closes it out.

Arizona charges $525 per credit with no out-of-state tuition, so a student in any state pays the same online. The degree leans toward nutrition, teaching sports nutrition, metabolic testing, body composition assessment and exercise prescription. Faculty come from both nutrition and kinesiology, which suits someone who wants the food side of fitness taught remotely.

Maryville puts the human performance lab on your phone, using app-based and video technology for remote access. Two practicums (120 and 200 supervised contact hours) happen at a site of your choice from a partner list. Tuition is $575 per credit plus a $475 per semester technology fee, and the NSCA Education Recognition Program recognizes the degree.

Missouri requires no campus visits, and the strength emphasis holds CASCE accreditation, the standard NSCA-CSCS candidates need starting January 1, 2030. The cost is the tradeoff: part-time credits run $707.50, plus a $134.20 nonresident fee where it applies. An internship in strength and conditioning (3 to 6 credits) completes the degree.

ASU Online classes last 7.5 weeks, 38 in all, and the next start is 01/11/2027. The diploma doesn't say online, and tuition is $580 per credit hour plus program fees. An optional 3-credit internship, research or experiential course lets you build clinical hours toward graduate school, arranged without a required campus stay.

Franklin's 6- and 12-week courses start about eight times a year, and current service members pay $250 per credit against a $398 standard rate. Students can pick a capstone, or a field experience at a gym, clinic or rec center of their choice, though availability varies by state. Optional Pre-PT and Pre-OT focus areas suit career changers.

This is Missouri's general Sport Science track, with no campus visits required, and the same degree can be finished online, on campus or blended. Part-time credits cost $707.50 and the internship (3 or 6 credits) is required. Students work in a Sport Science Lab with GPS monitoring, force plates and motion capture, and NSCA-ERP recognition backs the program.

Toccoa Falls charges a flat $400 per credit hour online for 2026-2027 with $0 in additional fees, which makes the bill easy to predict. It rises to $410 in 2027-2028. Full-time emergency first responders get a 50% tuition discount. Expect a Christian worldview throughout, including 30 hours of Bible and Theology in the general education.

Every course is an asynchronous 8-week class at $440 per credit, and you need no entrance exam or prior college. Up to 90 credit hours can transfer. A 4+1 pathway lets graduates finish the Applied Exercise Science MS with one more year, so a fully online bachelor's can lead straight into a fully online master's.

Methodist runs asynchronous 8-week terms with six starts a year, and the page describes the degree as 100% online. Tuition is $445 per credit for 124 credits, and up to 93 can transfer. Two required internship courses are part of the plan, and a Monarch Momentum pathway offers a guaranteed interview for its DPT and OT programs.

Montreat's page says 100% online, with 8-week courses, two sessions per semester and six start dates a year. Everyone pays $445 per credit, including military students under the DoD MOU, plus a $250 semester fee. Credit for CLEP, DSST and military training through ACE can shorten it, and the faith-based approach suits Christian students.

Lewis-Clark State's kinesiology emphasis is the only one listed with an online location, and it centers on coaching, sport administration and event management. You choose one Techniques of Coaching course, such as basketball or track and field. The 6-credit internship (KIN-494) is required, and $423 per credit applies to part-time enrollment.

Concordia Texas offers three online concentrations: Sports Administration, Fitness Professional and Pre-Health. The Coaching and Physical Education track is on campus only. Online tuition is $550 per credit, and new online students may qualify for the Start Now Scholarship, which brings it to $350. Every graduate leaves with at least three NASM certifications.

NCCU delivers its lab testing as recorded video demonstrations, so no on-campus lab sessions stand between you and the degree. The in-state online rate is $185 per credit, against $727.67 for others. A 6-credit Directed Professional Experience placement in your last spring semester is required, and coursework leans toward strength and conditioning.

Whitewater's online page says plainly that there are "no requirements to come to campus," and the 6-credit internship can be done as a distance learner. Courses are asynchronous. The catch is price: $845.68 per credit for out-of-state students against $424.82 for Wisconsin residents, which is why it sits near the bottom of the bachelor's group.

No residency is required at USSU, and books are included at a flat $650 per credit hour. Active-duty military students pay $250. Courses run 8 or 16 weeks, with up to 90 transfer credit hours accepted. An Allied Health track folds PT, OT and AT prerequisites into the degree, all for students studying from home.

This Oklahoma degree can be finished online, and the online plan states no campus requirement beyond the 3-credit SES 4053 Practicum capstone. Terms run 16 weeks with three starts a year. Oklahoma residents pay $236.50 per semester hour with fees included, while everyone else pays $550.50, so the fully online format is most useful if you live in the state.

Everything here happens online, including the BIO499 Senior Capstone Project. You'll major in biology with a 15-credit Physiology and Exercise Science specialization, so expect more general science than exercise coursework. Tuition is $550 per credit, or $425 for active-duty and veteran students. Admission asks for a high school diploma or equivalent and you must be 18 or older.

This New Mexico private nonprofit delivers its 120-credit exercise science bachelor's fully online at a flat $575 per credit. Transfer students need a 2.0 GPA and good standing at previous schools. You get a straightforward online path without residency demands, but the listing shows fewer credential and cost details than programs ranked above it.

Most students finish this online master's in about a year, using asynchronous 8-week courses with six starts annually. You can pick a general Exercise Science track or Strength Training and Conditioning, then choose a thesis or the 3-credit EX 507 practicum. At $429 per credit, it's a low sticker price, and Military Connect students pay $329.

West Florida's Sports Performance and Coaching specialization is 30 credits online, with a thesis or capstone project as the finish. Florida residents pay $385.85 per credit and out-of-state students pay $494.22. Terms last 16 weeks, and the school estimates 24 months to finish. Applicants send a letter of intent and three professional references.

This 30-credit degree is delivered online, and you can finish in 12 to 18 months. It costs $557 per credit for Pennsylvania residents and $613 for others. You don't need an exercise science degree, only anatomy and physiology and exercise physiology, which you can complete during the master's. A 6-credit practicum or thesis ends the program.

Trevecca ships lab materials and books to your home, so online students don't travel for hands-on coursework. The 36-credit program costs $563 per credit and takes about 18 months. A 1-credit Field Experience can be an internship or a project, and a built-in MBA track adds 9 credits. It requires 12 science credits, so it suits applicants with a science background.

Lionel is a for-profit school that teaches this master's entirely online in 10-week courses with 24/7 access. Tuition is $440 per credit for 45 credits, and you can add a 20-credit track in Strength and Conditioning, Fitness Leadership or Wellness. There's no application fee, GRE or test score, but you'll write an essay and submit a photo ID.

The FAQ confirms a 100% online, asynchronous option for this 36-credit degree, though the school also offers campus and hybrid versions and optional summer intensives you can skip. Courses last 11 weeks with four starts a year, at $610 per credit, and you can finish in about 15 months. A professional portfolio replaces a thesis.

Merrimack lets you choose online or on-campus course by course, so you can stay fully remote if you want. At $1,180 per credit for 32 credits, it is among the highest per-credit prices of any online master's on this list. The Strength and Conditioning track adds a supervised field experience in a professional setting. You'll need anatomy and physiology with labs, plus exercise physiology.

Cal Baptist teaches this 30-credit kinesiology master's asynchronously and uses a virtual lab for its fitness testing course, so the lab work stays at home. You can finish in 12 months at full-time pace. Tuition is $737 per credit. Applicants need an exercise physiology course with a C or better and a 2.75 GPA.

This one is written for teachers. The Physical Education concentration is an accelerated online format with 7-week terms, and you can finish in as little as 12 months. Tuition is $444.44 per credit for 36 credits. You must currently teach in a public, private or religious school, so it's a poor fit if you're not in a classroom.

North Dakota's online course delivery is asynchronous but not self-paced, so you'll hit weekly deadlines rather than working whenever you like. It has three starts a year, and the school says two years is typical. You can choose thesis, non-thesis or a Professional Science Master's, and non-thesis students finish with an independent study or internship. Yellow Ribbon applies.

Ole Miss teaches this one asynchronously, so you never have to log in at a set time. Online graduate courses are charged at in-state rates whatever your residency, which matters if you live outside Mississippi. You can pick Applied Physiology, Biomechanics or Human Performance without leaving home, and you can finish in as little as a year.

Cincinnati calls this degree 100% online and asynchronous, and you can finish in as little as three semesters. Ohio residents pay $746 per credit for 30 credits and everyone else $761, so location barely matters. The final Applied Experience course is your capstone. Applicants can qualify with a prior CSCS or ACSM-EP, and the application fee is waived for veterans.

Central Missouri offers Online, Hybrid and Warrensburg options, and the online route doesn't mandate campus attendance. You pay $450 per credit for 30 credits in 16-week terms with two starts a year. You finish with an internship or thesis. If your degree isn't in kinesiology, you may take prerequisites like Functional Anatomy alongside your first courses.

Cumberlands offers this 30-credit master's fully online at $355 per credit, or $315 for active military and veterans. Choose Health and Fitness Promotion or Coaching and Fitness Leadership. The program page states no GPA or GRE, which keeps the entry bar low. The school says about two years is normal depending on your pace.

Troy delivers this 30-credit master's fully online, with no campus visit stated. Nine-week terms and five starts a year keep the wait short. The non-thesis track ends in a 3-credit internship with athletes and teams, so plan on finding a placement. Tuition is $475 a credit, $14,250 in all.

Saint Paul's 33-credit degree is fully online and asynchronous, with no clinical placement requirements, so you never arrange a site near home. Courses run 8 weeks at $475 per credit, and active-duty, Guard, Reserve and spouses pay $350. You can finish in 5.5 semesters. There's no GRE, no application fee, and a 3.0 GPA is expected.

Coursework here is entirely online at $362.73 per credit for Fall 2026 through Summer 2027, 32 credits comes to $11,607.36. There's one catch to know about. If you choose the thesis option, the program expects a certain number of on-campus activities. Skip the thesis and you can stay home for the whole degree.

LSU Online says its programs need no on-campus appearance, and classes are asynchronous with no set class times or required login times. You pay a flat $644 per credit, so a 36-credit degree comes to $23,184 with fees, and there's no out-of-state surcharge. That combination is what earns it a spot among the fully online options.

You can do this degree from anywhere, with fall or spring starts and full- or part-time pacing over 12 to 25 months. Tuition is $720 per credit for every student, and no GRE is required. The one thing you'll arrange near home is an externship or clinical placement, since the online delivery itself has no campus requirement.

Lander's online rate is $545 per credit for in-state and out-of-state students alike. Active-duty and National Guard students pay $250 per credit, and veterans and spouses pay $380, each with a $500 comprehensive fee. There's no campus requirement, but non-thesis students complete a 3 to 6 credit internship, and the catalog doesn't say how out-of-area sites are arranged.

Hardin-Simmons prices every online-only graduate program at $595 per credit, which makes this 30-credit degree $17,850 before fees. Classes run in two 8-week sessions each fall and spring, with rolling entry, and you can finish in about a year. The exercise science concentration is recognized by the NSCA Education Recognition Program.

ULM's online graduate rate is $500 per credit and includes mandated fees and tuition, which keeps the price easy to read. Classes follow the regular semester schedule, plus short December and spring sessions. No GRE is required. This version is built around a sport management concentration, so it fits online students who want the business side of exercise science.

King's calls this degree fully online and 100% asynchronous, with no residency. The two virtual workshops, one in CPSS 508 and one in CPSS 512, each last two days and happen online. Tuition is $765 per credit for 36 credits, about $27,540. The digital projects have you build a mobile app and a web dashboard, all from a laptop.

Nothing about the coursework requires you to come to New Hampshire. Classes are asynchronous, and the degree takes as little as 9 months or up to 2 years. The optional 9-month fellowship is the one on-site piece, so you can take it or skip it. At $685 per credit, 32 credits cost $21,920 before the technology fee.

Central Missouri describes this coaching master's as 100% online and asynchronous. You start in October or January, and the online graduate rate for Fall 2026 through Summer 2027 is $450 per credit, about $14,850 for 33 credits before fees. Expect 18 to 24 months. It's a low-cost way to earn a coaching degree with no campus trips.

Maryville runs this master's asynchronously with January, May and August start dates, so you can begin without waiting a full year. There's no GRE. Tuition is $625 per credit for 33 credits, about $20,625, plus a $775 technology fee each semester. The whole curriculum is delivered online, including the electives and the theory and application courses.

The catalog says you can finish this degree 100% online, with no required campus visits. Some courses are live online, and the Exercise Science Lab Practicum is an elective summer mini-mester on campus. Cost is per semester hour, and a $101 per credit distance learning fee applies to each internet course. The thesis can be finished from out of town with remote supervision.

UConn describes this master's as 100% online and asynchronous. One rate, $925 per credit, applies to Connecticut residents, non-residents and international students, so 30 credits comes to $27,750. You can start in spring, summer or fall, and there's no GRE. Note that F-1 and J-1 visas can't be sponsored for this part-time online program.

Southern Miss says none of the classes have face-to-face requirements. Out-of-state tuition is waived for fully online programs, so you pay $578.12 per credit whether or not you live in Mississippi, 30 credits comes to $17,343.6. The capstone is a practicum or a thesis, and you can finish in one to two years.

USSU's tuition page lists its master's degrees as 100% online with no residency. You pay a flat $640 per credit with no out-of-state fees, and active military pay $575. Courses run 8 or 16 weeks, and you can finish in as little as 15 months. Pick the thesis, the HIPE experiential option or the non-thesis track.

Corban's coursework is online in two 8-week courses per session, with August and January starts. You can finish in 12 months or stretch it to 24 while keeping federal aid eligibility. Tuition is $750 per credit, $27,000 total. The internship or research project can be a professional placement or research. Admission requires a profession of Christian faith.

Fully online here means you choose between a research project with no site requirement and a 120-hour internship at a site you arrange yourself. That site doesn't have to be in Western New York. The rate is $945 per credit, the same for everyone, so 33 credits comes to $31,185. It's a pricey option, but the location is entirely up to you.

NSU's online-only rate is $342.50 per credit for Oklahoma residents and $343.50 for everyone else, so where you live barely changes the bill. Thirty-six credits comes to about $12,366. Classes are 8 or 16 weeks, some live and some asynchronous. You'll complete a 4-hour internship and a capstone, but no campus visit is stated.

UNG charges one online rate of $320 per credit for in-state, out-of-state and out-of-country students, and enrollment is open every semester. Thirty credits is about $9,600 before mandatory fees. One warning: if you take any course on campus, you pay the on-campus rate instead. Staying fully online keeps the price down.

This one is fully online, with a weekly schedule. The program page says you learn one night a week, on campus or online. They're 6-week courses, one at a time, over about 20 months. Tuition is $629 per credit for 36 credits, about $22,644. Pick it if a set class night keeps you on track.

You finish this degree online in about two years, with January, May and September starts and only a capstone project at the end. Tuition is $475 per credit, $15,675 for 33 credits. Active-duty, Guard and Reserve members and spouses pay $350. There's no application fee, and no campus requirement is stated.

Lenoir-Rhyne calls its online coursework anywhere-in-the-world, with summer, fall and spring starts and no cohort to wait for. Tuition is $550 per credit, or $18,150 for 33 credits, and it doesn't include fees, books or supplies. You can end with a practicum final project or a thesis. Anatomy and physiology with labs is a prerequisite.

Montreat takes you through one class at a time in 8-week terms, so two years of steady work finishes the degree. Even the fitness testing course uses a virtual lab. Tuition is $630 per credit, about $18,900 for 30 credits, and the military rate is also $630. You can end with an exam, a research project or a thesis.

UT Tyler lets you finish entirely online, or mix in face-to-face classes if you'd like. The only in-person-style piece is the optional internship, KINE 5370, which is the non-thesis route. You can take Human Performance or Nutrition. The GRE is waived with a 3.00 upper-division GPA or a prior graduate degree.

ETBU charges $447 per credit for the master's with no out-of-state surcharge, so 30 credits comes to about $13,410. Add a $70 online course fee for each of the ten courses. You can start in any semester, using full-term or Flex Term courses. It's a Christ-centered school, and no campus visit is listed.

This is a coursework-only, asynchronous online track, and it costs $352.81 per credit for North Carolina residents. Online students living outside the state pay $660.37. Thirty credits comes to $10,584.4 for residents. It's built entirely around sport and exercise psychology, so it fits if you want mental skills coursework without moving to Greensboro.

Whitewater says it plainly: no requirements to come to campus. Classes are asynchronous, and you can start in spring, summer or fall. Wisconsin residents pay $666.32 per credit and everyone else pays $1,280.77, so the online format is friendliest to in-state students. You finish with either a practicum or a thesis.