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Bachelor's · Lebanon, Illinois

Is Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at McKendree 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

Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 7.4 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$38,677
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$56,696
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$18,522
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$78k (likely $78k – $96k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$18k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in IL
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
7.4 years (likely 5.0–12.1)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$102k (likely −$193k – −$1k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$125k (likely −$61k – $350k)
Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide)
51%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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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

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