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