BS in Kinesiology and Where to Study a Kinesiology Major

Kinesiology (BACHELOR OF SCIENCE)
Kinesiology focuses on the study of human motion and body mechanics and is a broad major that gives students career options in a variety of physical activity, rehabilitation, sport and wellness settings. Students receive a marketable set of skills designed to enhance the health, wellness and physical performance of their clients.

Here are the 9 main objectives of Kinesiology:

Relaxation
Correcting the alignment and posture of the body
Increasing joints mobility
Increasing muscle strength
Increasing muscular endurance
Coordination, control, balance
Exercise training
Respiratory re-education
Sensory re-education

What Colleges Have a Kinesiology Major?

Below is a complete list of U.S. schools that offer a kinesiology program for undergrads:

Abilene Christian University | ACU

Alderson Broaddus University | AB

Alice Lloyd College | ALC

Anderson University (South Carolina)

Angelo State University

Appalachian State University

Arkansas State University | A–State

Augusta University

Austin Peay State University | APSU

Avila University

Azusa Pacific University | APU

Ball State University | BSU

Bethel College (Indiana)

Bethel University (Minnesota)

Bethel University (Tennessee)

Bloomsburg University | BloomU

Boise State University | BSU

Boston University | BU

California Baptist University | CBU

California Lutheran University | CLU

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona

California State University San Marcos | CSUSM

California State University, Bakersfield | CSU Bakersfield

California State University, Chico | CSU Chico

California State University, East Bay | CSU East Bay

California State University, Fresno | CSU Fresno

California State University, Fullerton | CSU Fullerton

California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach State

California State University, Los Angeles | Cal State LA

California State University, Monterey Bay | CSUMB

California State University, Northridge | CSUN

California State University, Sacramento | Sacramento State

California State University, San Bernardino | CSUSB

California State University, Stanislaus | Stanislaus State

Calumet College of St. Joseph | CCSJ

Campbell University

Carthage College

Castleton University

Cedarville University

Central Baptist College | CBC

Central Michigan University | CMU

Central Washington University | CWU

Charleston Southern University | CSU

Coe College

Colorado State University–Pueblo | CSU Pueblo

Concordia University (Oregon)

Concordia University Ann Arbor

Concordia University Chicago

Concordia University Irvine

Concordia University Texas

Cornell College

Cornerstone University

Dakota State University | DSU

Dakota Wesleyan University | DWU

Dallas Baptist University | DBU

Dean College

Delaware State University | Del State

Delta State University

Denison University

DePaul University

DePauw University

Dickinson State University | DSU

Dixie State University | DSU

Dominican College

East Central University | ECU

East Texas Baptist University | ETBU

Eastern Illinois University | EIU

Eastern Michigan University | EMU

Elizabeth City State University | ECSU

Emmanuel College (Georgia)

Emporia State University

Eureka College

Evangel University

Fitchburg State University

Flagler College

Florida Gulf Coast University | FGCU

Freed–Hardeman University | FHU

Fresno Pacific University | FPU

George Fox University | GFU

George Mason University

Georgia Southwestern State University | GSW

Gonzaga University

Grambling State University | GSU

Grand View University

Harding University

Holy Names University

Houston Baptist University | HBU

Howard Payne University | HPU

Humboldt State University | HSU

Huston–Tillotson University | HTU

Illinois State University | ISU

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis | IUPUI

Indiana University Bloomington | Indiana

Indiana Wesleyan University | IWU

Jacksonville University

James Madison University | JMU

Jarvis Christian College | JCC

John Brown University | JBU

Kansas Wesleyan University | KWU

Keiser University

Lake Superior State University | LSSU

Lakeland University

Lander University

LeTourneau University | LETU

Lewis University

Lewis–Clark State College

Longwood University

Loras College

Manhattan College

Marquette University

Marymount Manhattan College

Methodist University

Miami University

Michigan State University

MidAmerica Nazarene University | MNU

Midland University

Midwestern State University

Minnesota State University Moorhead | MSUM

Mississippi College

Mississippi State University | MSU

Mississippi University for Women | MUW

Missouri State University | MSU

Morehouse College

Nevada State College | NSC

Nicholls State University

North Carolina State University | NC State

North Carolina Wesleyan College

Northeastern University

Northern Arizona University | NAU

Northern Vermont University–Johnson | NVU Johnson

Northwest Nazarene University | NNU

Notre Dame de Namur University | NDNU

Nova Southeastern University | NSU

Oakland University

Oklahoma Baptist University | OBU

Our Lady of the Lake University | OLLU

Pace University

Pacific Lutheran University | PLU

Pacific University

Peru State College

Plymouth State University | PSU

Point Loma Nazarene University | PLNU

Prairie View A&M University | PVAMU

Purdue University

Quincy University

Regis College (Massachusetts)

Rice University

Saginaw Valley State University | SVSU

Saint Francis University | SFU

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Saint Mary’s College of California | St. Mary’s

Salem State University

Sam Houston State University | SHSU

San Diego Christian College | SDCC

San Diego State University | SDSU

San Jose State University | SJSU

Seattle University

Seton Hill University

Shaw University

Shawnee State University | SSU

Shenandoah University

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | SRU

Southeastern Louisiana University

Southeastern University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale | SIU

Southern Nazarene University | SNU

Southern Utah University | SUU

Southwestern Adventist University

Southwestern Christian University

Southwestern Oklahoma State University | SWOSU

Southwestern University

St. Catherine University

St. Edward’s University

St. Thomas Aquinas College | STAC

Stephen F. Austin State University | SFA

Stephens College

Stockton University

Sul Ross State University | SRSU

Tarleton State University

Temple University

Tennessee Wesleyan University | TWU

Texas A&M International University | TAMIU

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University–Kingsville

Texas A&M University–Texarkana

Texas Lutheran University | TLU

Texas Southern University | TSU

Texas State University

Texas Woman’s University | TWU

The College at Brockport, State University of New York | SUNY Brockport

The Master’s University

The Ohio State University | OSU

The State University of New York at Buffalo | SUNY Buffalo

Troy University (Alabama)

University of Alabama at Birmingham | UAB

University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Monticello | UAM

University of Central Oklahoma | UCO

University of Charleston

University of Florida

University of Hawaii at Hilo | UH Hilo

University of Hawaii at Manoa | UH Manoa

University of Houston–Victoria | UHV

University of Illinois at Chicago | UIC

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | UIUC

University of Jamestown

University of Kentucky

University of La Verne

University of Louisiana at Lafayette | UL Lafayette

University of Louisiana at Monroe | ULM

University of Maine

University of Mary | UMary

University of Maryland Eastern Shore | UMES

University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland

University of Massachusetts Amherst | UMass Amherst

University of Massachusetts Boston | UMass Boston

University of Memphis

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota Crookston | UMC

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Minnesota

University of Mississippi | Ole Miss

University of Mobile

University of Montana

University of Nebraska at Kearney | UNK

University of Nebraska–Lincoln | UNL

University of Nevada, Las Vegas | UNLV

University of New Mexico | UNM

University of North Carolina at Charlotte | UNC Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Greensboro | UNC Greensboro

University of North Carolina at Wilmington | UNC Wilmington

University of North Dakota | UND

University of North Florida | UNF

University of North Georgia | UNG

University of Northern Iowa | UNI

University of Northwestern – St. Paul

University of Providence | UP

University of Rhode Island | URI

University of San Francisco | USF

University of Scranton

University of Sioux Falls | USF

University of South Carolina | USC

University of South Carolina Aiken | USC Aiken

University of South Carolina Upstate | USC Upstate

University of South Dakota | USD

University of South Florida | USF

University of Southern Indiana | USI

University of Southern Mississippi | Southern Miss

University of Tennessee

University of Texas at Arlington | UT Arlington

University of Texas at El Paso | UTEP

University of Texas at San Antonio | UTSA

University of Texas at Tyler | UT Tyler

University of Texas of the Permian Basin | UT Permian Basin

University of the Southwest

University of Utah

University of Virginia | UVA

University of West Alabama | UWA

University of Wisconsin-Madison | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | UWM

University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh | UW Oshkosh

Vanguard University

Walsh University

Washburn University

Wayne State University | WSU

West Texas A&M University | WTAMU

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Western Illinois University | WIU

Western New Mexico University

Western Washington University | WWU

Westmont College

Whitworth University

Wisconsin Lutheran College | WLC

Youngstown State University

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