Graduates gain expertise to advance in positions in fitness and wellness, cardiac rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, corporate fitness, and research. The degree also helps prepare candidates to gain certifications through the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength and Conditioning Association and to enter a doctoral degree program in Exercise Physiology. Graduates can also continue their education in other health care professions. Potential occupations include, but are not limited to:

• Bariatric exercise specialist
• Cardiac rehabilitation specialist
• Diabetes educator
• Educator/professor
• Employee fitness director
• Exercise physiologist
• Fitness center/gym owner or manager
• Health coach
• Occupational therapist
• Oncology exercise rehabilitation specialist
• Personal trainer
• Physical therapist
• Pulmonary rehabilitation specialist
• Researcher
• Strength and conditioning specialist
• Wellness coach

Employers of MTSU Exercise Physiology M.S. alumni include

• Acuff & Associates, Inc.
• Bowling Green University
• Brooklyn Nets
• Cross-fit Rampage
• Cumberland University
• DaVita Renal Dialysis
• Journeys In Community Living
• Middle Tennessee State University
• National Federation of the Blind
• North Carolina State University
• OnLife Health
• Orthotics Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Ill.
• Physiotherapy Associates
• Southern Tennessee Medical Center
• Steadman Orthopedic Group
• Tennessee State Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness
• Tri-Fit Athletics
• University of California-Santa Clara
• University of Tennessee-Martin
• U.S. Army
• Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute
• Vanderbilt Orthopedic Institute Fitness Center
• Well Fit Medicine and Nutrition
• Williamson Medical Center/Cardiac Rehabilitation
• YMCA