I am currently running at a Community College and will be transferring after one more year. I am wondering what colleges have a Good High Mileage Program(100 Plus MPW)and a Good Exercise Science Program. My event focus is of course Cross Country and the 10k in Track. Thanks!
SUU
Chico
Both programs at SUU are excellent. Check with the coaches about running there, and you can get more information about the school at www.suu.edu, good luck.
Indiana State is high mileage program with a good Exercise Science department.
If you don't plan on getting a ph.d or going into physical therapy or some othee program, exercise science is a bad choice of major. I have a bachelors and masters in exercise science and had to go to get a professional degree to make a decent living.
Agree with the sentiment above, but CU has a solid program in integrative physiology (formerly kinesiology) and a high-mileage tradition as well, if you can get in and make the team.
CU as in the buffaloes???
What would be a good degree to go with Exercise Science then???
Thanks!
Also what is a "ph.d" I feel stupid now.
Ph.d stands means doctor of philosophy. It is what most of your profs in college will have. Note it is not a doctorate in philsophy. Its just a degree designation. Usually teaching and lots of research involved.
Large state schools typically have the top Kinesiology/Ex Phys programs. Most of the top 10 are in the sun belt, so you have great exercise science programs but you will be training in the heat during the summer.
You will almost certainly need a master's degree or doctorate to do anything in the field that makes more than 30k/year.
You might want to consider getting a degree in biomedical science or biology as an undergrad and taking the senior level ex phys course. Then go into a decent grad school program.
If you're interested in biomechanics, engineering is probably a good undergrad major. You'll get into a better doctorate program that way.