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Best Kinesiology Schools Near Lexington, KY (2026)
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Lexington, Kentucky has 5 accredited schools offering kinesiology programs, with tuition ranging from $13,502 to $56,886 per year for indexed programs. Lexington has a population of about 312,495. In the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, the top-earning kinesiology-related role is Athletic Trainer at a median $61,710 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Kinesiology Schools to Lexington
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer kinesiology programs near Lexington, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lexington city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Lexington.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges · IPEDS · College Scorecard
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Kentucky schools on the Kentucky kinesiology page.
Kinesiology Wages Near Lexington
Lexington is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area (BLS area code 30460). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kentucky statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Exercise Physiologist
$51,070
KY statewide
$54,973
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor
$48,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$52,314
Athletic Trainer
$61,710
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$66,426
Coach and Scout
$39,210
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$42,207
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Lexington at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Lexington-Area Cities With Kinesiology Programs
How many accredited kinesiology schools are near Lexington, KY?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering kinesiology programs near Lexington. The closest is Transylvania University in Lexington, KY (2.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Asbury University (16.7 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying kinesiology roles near Lexington?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying kinesiology-related roles near Lexington are: Athletic Trainer ($61,710), Exercise Physiologist ($51,070), Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor ($48,600). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kentucky statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Nicholasville instead of Lexington?
Nicholasville, KY is 12.0 miles from Lexington and has its own set of local kinesiology programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 6, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
