Bachelor's Β· Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's): earnings by school

664 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$37,408
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$53,336
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$22,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 612 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $48,490 and $58,297. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

πŸƒ Getting ready in high school

Students heading toward sports, fitness & wellness majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

  • AP Biology
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Statistics

IB Higher Level

  • Sports, Exercise and Health Science HL
  • Biology HL

Build my roadmap πŸ—ΊοΈ Middle school to career, plus high schools near you that offer these classes.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Rice University TX$48,301$87,404β€”
Emory University GA$40,920$87,254$12,250
University of Virginia-Main Campus VAβ€”$81,110$15,250
University of Scranton PA$30,531$79,700$27,000
Wake Forest University NC$39,950$79,599$19,500
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$47,967$79,411$20,234
Manhattan University NYβ€”$78,264$26,000
Seton Hall University NJ$46,465$77,835$26,618
Carroll University WI$37,232$77,095$27,000
Saint Louis University MOβ€”$77,066$24,473
Simmons University MAβ€”$76,569$26,601
University of Delaware DE$40,073$76,478$23,250
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$38,494$74,963$17,800
Lebanon Valley College PA$35,752$74,429$27,000
University of Mississippi MS$33,307$73,870$15,000
Chatham University PAβ€”$73,633$23,687
University of Connecticut CT$44,031$73,289$21,000
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$44,031$73,289$21,000
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$44,031$73,289$21,000
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$44,031$73,289$21,000
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$44,031$73,289$21,000
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$47,830$73,238$21,146
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$35,949$72,724β€”
Wittenberg University OH$34,279$72,289$22,750
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$34,272$71,844$19,500
DePauw University INβ€”$71,696β€”
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$33,226$71,589$19,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$46,719$70,919$20,500
William & Mary VA$35,859$68,992$13,875
University of Toledo OH$28,513$68,866β€”
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$44,470$68,675$17,250
Syracuse University NY$48,438$68,219$23,250
Bethel University MNβ€”$68,202$26,000
Elon University NC$44,501$68,178$19,500
University of Mary ND$33,464$68,088$20,000
Pace University NYβ€”$67,866β€”
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$34,013$67,782$15,000
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$51,485$67,705$20,500
Central Connecticut State University CT$41,017$67,562$19,750
Saint Ambrose University IA$40,470$67,548$20,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton PA$38,359$67,399$25,526
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$38,359$67,399$25,526
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$38,359$67,399$25,526
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$38,359$67,399$25,526
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine PA$38,359$67,399$25,526
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$38,359$67,399$25,526
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$38,359$67,399$25,526
Sonoma State University CA$35,593$67,351$15,000
Michigan State University MI$35,881$67,290$19,500
University of Georgia GA$44,676$67,275$14,750
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC$43,881$66,934$18,200
Rockhurst University MOβ€”$66,881$19,500
The University of Texas at Austin TX$41,149$66,580$19,194
Marian University IN$43,057$66,491$27,000
St Olaf College MNβ€”$66,314$27,000
Saint Mary's College of California CA$41,796$66,265$20,473
Elmhurst University IL$51,595$66,244$21,251
Adelphi University NY$31,168$66,003$25,000
University of Jamestown NDβ€”$65,831$27,000
Roanoke College VA$38,860$65,112$27,000
Pepperdine University CA$28,994$65,100$20,224
John Carroll University OH$33,613$65,098$25,024
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$46,067$64,665$22,500
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CAβ€”$64,579$12,749
Schreiner University TX$22,872$64,439$26,000
Shenandoah University VAβ€”$64,373$27,000
University of Utah UT$43,589$64,356$13,239
DeSales University PA$37,606$64,161$27,000
Utah Valley University UT$33,820$63,951$12,000
University of Evansville INβ€”$63,830$23,292
Temple University PA$43,749$63,714$25,250
George Mason University VA$39,374$63,672$18,875
Alma College MI$37,856$63,641$24,625
University of Dayton OHβ€”$63,592β€”
University of Tulsa OKβ€”$63,485$22,021
University of Sioux Falls SD$36,054$63,466$21,000
The University of Findlay OHβ€”$63,397β€”
Winona State University MN$38,954$63,303$23,250
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$38,759$63,286$13,000
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN$41,254$63,269$20,500
James Madison University VA$45,848$63,065$19,500
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$42,201$62,888$16,250
University of Kansas KS$39,819$62,876$20,000
Southern Methodist University TX$53,477$62,838$17,750
National University CAβ€”$62,748β€”
Abilene Christian University TX$33,933$62,645$20,500
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online TX$33,933$62,645$20,500
CUNY Queens College NY$34,199$62,602β€”
University of Maryland-College Park MD$40,390$62,362$17,500
Illinois State University IL$38,846$62,112$18,200
Stetson University FLβ€”$61,974β€”
Bellarmine University KY$38,173$61,841$22,500
Saint Edward's University TX$38,748$61,741$24,500
University of Iowa IA$41,856$61,732$21,500
Ohio Dominican University OHβ€”$61,628$26,000
Manhattanville University NY$38,400$61,395$25,000
Howard University DC$34,705$61,316$24,000
Lubbock Christian University TXβ€”$61,286$25,125
California State University-San Marcos CA$38,673$61,252$15,000
Northern Arizona University AZ$36,152$61,250$16,500
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$33,351$61,070$22,000
St Catherine University MNβ€”$61,048β€”
Washington State University WA$39,450$60,950$21,500
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$47,535$60,931$19,500
Florida State University FL$39,746$60,909$14,410
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$38,812$60,835$19,500
California Baptist University CA$33,019$60,816$25,250
Xavier University OH$40,181$60,804$25,585
Fitchburg State University MA$43,879$60,768$24,250
University of Mount Union OH$36,849$60,728$27,000
University of Florida FL$41,140$60,497$15,000
University of Florida-Online FL$41,140$60,497$15,000
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$39,781$60,488$19,250
Northern Kentucky University KY$42,238$60,377$18,938
The University of Tampa FL$41,331$60,364$23,610
St. John's University-New York NY$41,126$60,265$20,500
American Public University System WV$54,504$60,134$18,845
University of Southern Maine ME$39,022$60,086β€”
Westminster College MO$41,706$60,077$21,500
Iowa State University IA$40,853$60,059$23,250
Mercy University NY$32,572$60,049$25,933
North Central College IL$38,305$60,018$22,875
San Diego State University CA$32,896$59,914$13,781
Southern Adventist University TNβ€”$59,895$21,750
Salisbury University MD$35,286$59,892$18,750
Seton Hill University PA$35,075$59,841$27,000
California Lutheran University CA$32,772$59,820$22,000
University of Indianapolis IN$37,908$59,819$25,500
Concordia University-Irvine CA$38,271$59,648$20,745
Willamette University ORβ€”$59,337$19,500
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$41,565$59,280$27,000
Cornell College IA$45,641$59,195$27,000
California State University-Sacramento CA$35,672$59,142$14,625
University of Vermont VT$37,651$59,127$12,000
San Francisco State University CA$42,540$59,056$13,500
University of the Pacific CA$29,017$59,012$17,875
Texas Tech University TX$43,915$59,001$19,500
Augustana University SD$39,115$58,906$23,900
Tiffin University OHβ€”$58,862$22,597
Trine University IN$36,975$58,816$26,000
Southwest Baptist University MOβ€”$58,770$19,500
Nebraska Wesleyan University NE$36,831$58,770$24,250
Missouri Southern State University MO$44,084$58,701$18,128
Valdosta State University GAβ€”$58,630$18,500
Towson University MD$40,190$58,624$19,500
University of Arkansas AR$35,128$58,619$20,115
Neumann University PAβ€”$58,579$25,000
Boise State University ID$40,305$58,562β€”
Georgetown College KYβ€”$58,526$27,000
Drexel University PA$44,976$58,488$22,500
Linfield University OR$47,355$58,347$25,750
Montclair State University NJ$28,410$58,308$19,500
Youngstown State University OH$35,542$58,297$23,150
West Virginia Wesleyan College WVβ€”$58,239$26,500
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$40,495$58,233$20,698
Alvernia University PAβ€”$58,231$26,000
Lincoln Memorial University TNβ€”$58,231β€”
Florida Gulf Coast University FL$33,050$58,179$17,250
Gardner-Webb University NCβ€”$58,061β€”
University of Wyoming WY$32,576$57,949$17,638
Kent State University at Kent OH$35,178$57,947$21,952
York College of Pennsylvania PA$44,236$57,918$27,000
Gustavus Adolphus College MN$43,388$57,870$27,000
Texas Woman's University TX$33,752$57,819$17,130
Central Michigan University MI$39,079$57,771$23,250
Murray State University KYβ€”$57,764β€”
Endicott College MA$40,116$57,691$27,000
Sul Ross State University TX$44,537$57,658$19,500
California State University-Long Beach CA$29,873$57,643$12,058
Franklin Pierce University NHβ€”$57,556$27,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$41,524$57,541$17,370
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$44,117$57,506$19,500
Oregon State University ORβ€”$57,451β€”
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus ORβ€”$57,451β€”
West Virginia University WV$41,044$57,359$21,000
Bemidji State University MN$43,379$57,357$19,500
Sam Houston State University TX$37,530$57,341$22,375
Southern Oregon University OR$39,009$57,299$18,750
University of New England ME$39,513$57,272$27,000
Loras College IA$44,788$57,233$25,376
Maryville College TNβ€”$57,231β€”
Lewis-Clark State College IDβ€”$57,214β€”
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$42,451$57,203$19,568
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$46,688$57,096$15,000
CUNY Lehman College NY$37,926$57,091$13,500
Washburn University KS$40,227$57,079$23,750
California State University-Stanislaus CA$33,659$57,060$11,250
Southern Utah University UT$28,416$57,058$9,700
Canisius University NY$44,306$57,036$23,987
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$36,740$57,020$18,875
California State University-East Bay CA$39,566$56,938$13,000
Westmont College CA$38,326$56,878$23,000
Hanover College IN$37,203$56,668$26,247
Grand Canyon University AZ$39,085$56,597$24,500
Benedictine University ILβ€”$56,576β€”
Texas Southern University TXβ€”$56,482$24,500
State University of New York at Cortland NY$33,486$56,466$19,500
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$39,329$56,413$21,354
South Dakota State University SDβ€”$56,400$20,500
Coppin State University MDβ€”$56,399β€”
Texas Lutheran University TX$41,748$56,391$27,000
Maryville University of Saint Louis MO$45,224$56,323$17,500
University of Miami FL$37,240$56,289$17,000
Husson University ME$37,878$56,244$27,000
Cornerstone University MI$39,831$56,231$22,687
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FLβ€”$56,187$13,250
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX$40,784$56,170$22,147
St. John Fisher University NY$42,414$56,069$22,000
Pacific University OR$29,558$56,053$21,250
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$41,875$56,027$15,000
Kennesaw State University GA$36,737$55,897$20,449
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$48,154$55,867$24,272
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$48,154$55,867$24,272
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$48,154$55,867$24,272
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$48,154$55,867$24,272
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$48,154$55,867$24,272
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$48,154$55,867$24,272
Milligan University TNβ€”$55,866$26,000
St Bonaventure University NYβ€”$55,838$22,470
Arkansas State University AR$41,491$55,833$19,375
Texas State University TX$38,543$55,832$21,500
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$36,057$55,830$16,750
Westfield State University MA$42,576$55,828$24,500
Georgia College & State University GA$32,303$55,817$21,500
Bowie State University MDβ€”$55,788β€”
La Sierra University CA$30,678$55,711$25,000
Western New England University MA$43,360$55,629$25,000
Concordia University Ann Arbor MI$41,661$55,624$27,000
Concordia University-Wisconsin WI$41,661$55,624$27,000
Black Hills State University SD$32,477$55,622$19,500
Post University CT$34,340$55,606$26,000
Appalachian State University NC$32,585$55,594$19,406
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$38,200$55,592$22,019
MidAmerica Nazarene University KSβ€”$55,535$23,250
Augsburg University MN$40,939$55,499$27,000
Nova Southeastern University FL$29,450$55,487$22,250
Plymouth State University NH$38,257$55,452$26,000
Ohio Wesleyan University OH$41,172$55,420$27,000
Georgia Southern University GA$34,642$55,330$22,500
Concordia University-Chicago IL$39,995$55,309$20,830
Lasell University MAβ€”$55,292$26,000
Bridgewater College VAβ€”$55,288$26,000
Stephen F Austin State University TX$40,700$55,250$20,550
University of Illinois Chicago IL$33,182$55,247$14,000
University of Wisconsin-Parkside WI$39,913$55,240$23,250
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA$37,528$55,237$20,743
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$31,219$55,222$15,000
Texas A&M University-San Antonio TX$42,918$55,218$19,250
Truman State University MO$39,042$55,213$21,150
SUNY at Fredonia NY$38,585$55,155$23,133
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX$36,640$55,083$15,000
Ball State University IN$38,368$55,053$23,560
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$37,490$55,039$18,000
Colby-Sawyer College NH$33,472$55,024$27,000
California State University-San Bernardino CA$35,033$54,944$12,236
Simpson College IAβ€”$54,919$27,000
University of Southern Mississippi MS$35,886$54,909$20,500
Missouri Baptist University MOβ€”$54,904$21,500
Grand View University IA$37,503$54,875$21,500
California State University-Fresno CA$33,467$54,849$14,408
Carthage College WI$35,989$54,832$23,250
Davenport University MI$45,963$54,729$25,062
Mount St. Mary's University MD$42,655$54,677$25,000
Franklin College INβ€”$54,636$26,000
University of Northern Iowa IA$37,128$54,629$16,750
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$41,821$54,599$22,303
University of North Texas TX$37,616$54,578$17,750
Southwest Minnesota State University MN$38,612$54,554$19,500
Western Oregon University OR$35,732$54,540$20,100
Norwich University VTβ€”$54,456$26,000
Bellevue University NE$47,427$54,444$16,485
Southern New Hampshire University NH$43,584$54,407$24,420
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$34,097$54,399$18,843
Western Kentucky University KY$41,365$54,396$18,000
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$40,556$54,377β€”
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA$36,349$54,330$24,979
Berry College GA$33,510$54,278$19,500
Georgian Court University NJβ€”$54,277$27,000
Northern Illinois University IL$43,124$54,207$21,375
Springfield College MA$45,996$54,181$27,000
Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education MA$45,996$54,181$27,000
Gannon University PAβ€”$54,161$25,377
Harding University AR$25,208$54,149$27,000
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$37,758$53,974$19,749
Calvin University MI$39,300$53,949$21,634
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$44,572$53,907$21,687
Our Lady of the Lake University TX$31,365$53,882$21,624
Saint Joseph's College of Maine ME$40,001$53,842$27,000
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$35,288$53,798$17,549
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$29,111$53,769$12,531
Angelo State University TX$37,269$53,743$15,750
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$38,411$53,736$25,250
West Liberty University WVβ€”$53,707$20,500
William Jessup University CAβ€”$53,692β€”
Robert Morris University PA$44,160$53,657β€”
Lenoir-Rhyne University NC$37,089$53,609$22,850
Ouachita Baptist University ARβ€”$53,597$19,500
Western Illinois University IL$32,920$53,576$29,590
California State University-Bakersfield CA$31,172$53,553$10,360
Nichols College MA$39,416$53,531$26,882

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