Bachelor's · West Palm Beach, Florida
Is Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Palm Beach Atlantic University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $32,597
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $122k (likely $122k – $153k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$3k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in FL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$336k (likely −$409k – −$270k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$364k (likely −$482k – −$231k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 53%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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AP classes
- AP Biology
- AP Psychology
- AP Statistics
IB Higher Level
- Sports, Exercise and Health Science HL
- Biology HL
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Other majors at Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral)$132,063
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- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$76,008
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$72,925
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$66,689
- Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)$60,379
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$59,954
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$59,081
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$56,258
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$54,393
- Marketing (Bachelor's)$53,668
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's)$53,398
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at other schools in Florida
- Stetson University$61,974
- Florida State University$60,909
- University of Florida$60,497
- University of Florida-Online$60,497
- The University of Tampa$60,364
- Florida Gulf Coast University$58,179
- University of Miami$56,289
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$56,187
- Nova Southeastern University$55,487
- Jacksonville University$52,065