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Lewistown, Pennsylvania has 5 accredited schools offering kinesiology programs, with tuition ranging from $15,972 to $41,790 per year for indexed programs. Lewistown has a population of about 8,505. Median household income is $40,179 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 11.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Pennsylvania, the top-earning kinesiology-related role is Athletic Trainer at a median $61,060 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer kinesiology programs near Lewistown, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lewistown city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Lewistown. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Pennsylvania schools on the Pennsylvania kinesiology page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (Pennsylvania, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Exercise Physiologist | $48,040 |
| Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor | $45,250 |
| Athletic Trainer | $61,060 |
| Coach and Scout | $48,730 |
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.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,505 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $40,179 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 11.4% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering kinesiology programs near Lewistown. The closest is Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus in University Park, PA (20.6 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (44.1 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying kinesiology-related roles in Pennsylvania are: Athletic Trainer ($61,060), Coach and Scout ($48,730), Exercise Physiologist ($48,040). Wages for Lewistown workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
State College, PA is 20.0 miles from Lewistown 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.
Lewistown’s median household income of $40,179 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Lewistown while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Pennsylvania public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Lewistown:
Data verified: August 10, 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.
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