Bachelor's · Augusta, Georgia
Is Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Augusta University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 6.3 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $35,943
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $52,456
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $21,407
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $51k (likely $51k – $70k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $16k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in GA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 6.3 years (likely 4.8–8.6)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$85k (likely −$151k – −$22k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $122k (likely −$5k – $268k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 48%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- ≤ 20% / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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AP classes
- AP Biology
- AP Psychology
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IB Higher Level
- Sports, Exercise and Health Science HL
- Biology HL
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Other majors at Augusta University
- Dentistry (First professional)$196,587
- Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs (Graduate certificate)$173,506
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's)$125,885
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$113,495
- Medicine (First professional)$99,481
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$90,561
- Public Health (Master's)$89,528
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Master's)$83,306
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$83,000
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$82,965
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral)$80,274
- Medical Illustration and Informatics (Master's)$80,046
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at other schools in Georgia
- Emory University$87,254
- University of Georgia$67,275
- Valdosta State University$58,630
- Kennesaw State University$55,897
- Georgia College & State University$55,817
- Georgia Southern University$55,330
- Berry College$54,278
- University of North Georgia$53,294
- LaGrange College$53,131
- Clayton State University$53,042