Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

55,464 students earn a sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness credential each year across 1,274 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $30,554
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $52,692

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 913 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia455$51,3811 year out$55,115$19,312 2Rice UniversityHouston, Texas53$51,1101 year out$71,586$10,000 3Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts47$48,8761 year out$80,725$27,000 4Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas22$46,3591 year out$45,857$27,000 5University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin26$46,0271 year out—$27,000 6Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas99$45,5191 year out$80,147$20,475 7Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, Indiana5$44,9371 year out$58,510$27,000 8The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona38$44,5131 year out$48,277$38,750 9Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina44$43,7271 year out$70,220$22,250 10University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan279$43,5061 year out$73,196$19,135 11Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky—$42,7251 year out$56,835$23,500 12Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota52$41,7421 year out$58,281$25,550 13Alvernia UniversityReading, Pennsylvania13$41,5081 year out—$27,000 14Lakeland UniversityPlymouth, Wisconsin20$41,4271 year out$41,523$24,225 15Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado112$41,1611 year out$51,799$22,292 16South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota53$41,0191 year out$53,427$25,500 17University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina296$40,7021 year out$63,908$25,000 18University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska43$40,6831 year out$46,877$25,661 19Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio257$40,4861 year out$60,114$25,000 20Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, Ohio40$40,4671 year out$52,640$27,000 21University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas21$40,4531 year out$52,119$30,718 22West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas40$40,3131 year out$54,378$22,500 23Northern State UniversityAberdeen, South Dakota30$40,1231 year out$53,946$24,500 24Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas28$39,7231 year out—$27,670 25University of FloridaGainesville, Florida119$39,7171 year out$57,216$19,982 26University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida61$39,7171 year out$57,216$19,982 27Longwood UniversityFarmville, Virginia41$39,4791 year out$48,168$27,000 28Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey59$39,3331 year out$73,182$24,125 29Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania87$39,2431 year out—$27,000 30Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire109$39,0921 year out$47,920$27,000 31Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah34$39,0591 year out$45,249$19,588 32University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi127$39,0491 year out$47,967$23,770 33Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota48$38,7961 year out$57,683$27,000 34Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina14$38,5251 year out—$26,000 35University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana103$38,3641 year out$59,965$26,786 36Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa19$38,3561 year out$52,330$27,000 37Thomas CollegeWaterville, Maine14$38,3481 year out—$27,000 38Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas143$38,2491 year out$52,443$25,995 39Simpson CollegeIndianola, Iowa13$38,1581 year out$55,150$27,000 40McDaniel CollegeWestminster, Maryland40$38,1221 year out$48,427$25,697 41Gallaudet UniversityWashington, District of Columbia10$38,0901 year out$47,055—42Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota30$38,0881 year out$49,812$22,500 43University of DaytonDayton, Ohio1$38,0111 year out$69,228$26,000 44Husson UniversityBangor, Maine72$37,9931 year out—$28,769 45Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia81$37,9741 year out$81,404$19,883 46University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah79$37,9201 year out$68,009$19,500 47University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts162$37,7031 year out$69,810$26,808 48Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, Virginia20$37,6761 year out—$27,000 49Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, Kentucky19$37,6201 year out$39,190$27,000 50University of DubuqueDubuque, Iowa26$37,5281 year out$44,201$27,560 51Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont50$37,4931 year out$50,326—52Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota17$37,4731 year out$54,826$27,000 53Aurora UniversityAurora, Illinois52$37,2561 year out—$27,000 54Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts4$37,2181 year out$67,680$27,000 55Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri21$37,1651 year out$52,197$26,001 56Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas466$37,0441 year out$67,447$20,414 57Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas141$37,0051 year out$55,956$26,500 58Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida20$36,9621 year out$51,955$25,000 59Averett UniversityDanville, Virginia37$36,9081 year out$41,630$28,000 60Adrian CollegeAdrian, Michigan56$36,8081 year out$54,468$27,000 61Anderson UniversityAnderson, Indiana13$36,7421 year out$49,520$26,581 62University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia151$36,7401 year out—$20,500 63Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana21$36,7391 year out——64North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota55$36,6461 year out$58,801$23,250 65Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin24$36,6381 year out$56,766$27,000 66Lasell UniversityNewton, Massachusetts40$36,6061 year out$51,987$27,000 67Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio167$36,5921 year out$54,863$23,000 68Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, Alabama37$36,5791 year out$53,798$26,500 69Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri31$36,5571 year out$46,279$24,815 70Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio33$36,5281 year out$46,267$27,000 71Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida6$36,5241 year out$53,701$25,375 72Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa46$36,4951 year out$55,780$26,921 73Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa250$36,4921 year out$61,453$25,425 74University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts157$36,4191 year out$70,648$26,227 75Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas17$36,3931 year out$45,590$24,900 76Bowie State UniversityBowie, Maryland24$36,3811 year out—$26,250 77Benedictine UniversityLisle, Illinois15$36,3441 year out—$26,000 78East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas87$36,3051 year out$52,692$23,007 79St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, New York28$36,2731 year out$56,147$23,364 80Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama48$36,2561 year out$47,577$27,000 81SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York69$36,1191 year out—$22,600 82Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas240$36,1171 year out$54,677$20,500 83University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota86$36,0501 year out$62,213$23,000 84Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida70$36,0021 year out$47,299$15,000 85Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas28$36,0011 year out$60,067$22,222 86James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia272$35,9551 year out$65,422$21,500 87Central CollegePella, Iowa—$35,9141 year out$49,090$27,000 88Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana395$35,8731 year out$61,846$19,657 89Misericordia UniversityDallas, Pennsylvania11$35,8361 year out$41,874$27,000 90York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania32$35,7391 year out$57,821$27,000 91Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut47$35,7011 year out$47,615$26,000 92Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio38$35,6401 year out$40,000$28,250 93Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania79$35,6131 year out$50,329$26,167 94University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana72$35,5871 year out$52,582$22,375 95The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas272$35,5831 year out$67,127$22,361 96Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana93$35,5001 year out$54,684$25,962 97Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Iowa18$35,4391 year out—$27,000 98Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma98$35,4371 year out—$22,200 99Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania57$35,4111 year out$47,933$27,000 100Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska29$35,3431 year out$42,138$25,043

Associate programs — top 100 of 329 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Lionel UniversityCarpinteria, California55$46,8311 year out—$12,917 2Bryan UniversityTempe, Arizona116$36,0821 year out$37,490$21,446 3Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida4$32,6861 year out$36,361$23,699 4Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California175$25,5161 year out$33,750$8,046 5Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado—$23,1541 year out$38,034$15,768 6South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas59$22,6991 year out$43,059$4,500 7El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas47$21,7501 year out$33,095$5,500 8Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California410$19,8691 year out$37,988$6,865 9Monroe UniversityBronx, New York74$11,7491 year out—$14,122 10College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California451—1 year out——11Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California186—1 year out——12Fresno City CollegeFresno, California107—1 year out——13Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas100—1 year out$46,466$10,875 14Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California75—1 year out——15Citrus CollegeGlendora, California74—1 year out$42,821—16East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California67—1 year out——17Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California67—1 year out——18Reedley CollegeReedley, California65—1 year out——19Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California56—1 year out——20Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California52—1 year out——21El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California52—1 year out——22Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California51—1 year out——23Cypress CollegeCypress, California48—1 year out——24Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California46—1 year out——25Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California45—1 year out——26Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California44—1 year out——27Norco CollegeNorco, California44—1 year out——28Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California42—1 year out——29Shasta CollegeRedding, California40—1 year out——30Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York39—1 year out$39,992—31Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio39—1 year out——32Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California35—1 year out——33Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California35—1 year out——34Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi33—1 year out$34,841—35De Anza CollegeCupertino, California32—1 year out——36City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California31—1 year out——37Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California31—1 year out——38Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California31—1 year out——39Butte CollegeOroville, California29—1 year out——40College of the SequoiasVisalia, California29—1 year out——41Paris Junior CollegeParis, Texas29—1 year out——42Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California28—1 year out——43Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California28—1 year out——44Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California28—1 year out——45Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, California27—1 year out——46Merced CollegeMerced, California27—1 year out——47Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California27—1 year out——48Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California26—1 year out——49College of the SiskiyousWeed, California26—1 year out——50Ventura CollegeVentura, California26—1 year out——51Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York26—1 year out——52Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California26—1 year out——53American River CollegeSacramento, California25—1 year out——54Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia25—1 year out——55Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California24—1 year out——56Lemoore CollegeLemoore, California24—1 year out——57Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California23—1 year out——58Navarro CollegeCorsicana, Texas23—1 year out——59Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California22—1 year out——60College of the DesertPalm Desert, California21—1 year out——61Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California21—1 year out——62Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California21—1 year out——63Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey21—1 year out——64UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey21—1 year out$51,721—65Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas21—1 year out——66Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California20—1 year out——67San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California20—1 year out——68Sierra CollegeRocklin, California20—1 year out——69Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut20—1 year out——70Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas20—1 year out—$14,625 71Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California19—1 year out——72Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California19—1 year out——73San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California19—1 year out——74Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon19—1 year out$30,736—75Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California18—1 year out——76Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California18—1 year out——77Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York18—1 year out——78Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming18—1 year out——79Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona17—1 year out——80College of San MateoSan Mateo, California17—1 year out——81Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California17—1 year out——82Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California17—1 year out——83East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi17—1 year out——84Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York17—1 year out——85Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California17—1 year out——86Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California16—1 year out——87San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California16—1 year out——88County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey16—1 year out—$7,000 89Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey16—1 year out——90Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, New Jersey16—1 year out——91Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, New York16—1 year out$34,255—92Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——93Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas16—1 year out——94Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California15—1 year out——95Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California15—1 year out——96Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California15—1 year out——97Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California15—1 year out——98West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California15—1 year out——99West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California15—1 year out——100Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida15—1 year out——

Certificate programs — top 100 of 192 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California1$38,9851 year out—$8,864 2Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana51$32,9361 year out$52,856$23,871 3Bryan UniversityTempe, Arizona147$29,8561 year out—$11,000 4Advanced Training InstituteLas Vegas, Nevada—$28,4711 year out—$8,444 5Southern California Health InstituteNorth Hollywood, California27$26,9801 year out$24,132$9,500 6University of IowaIowa City, Iowa—$24,1951 year out—$23,375 7National Personal Training InstituteOrlando, Florida54$18,6411 year out—$6,333 8National Personal Training Institute-TampaTampa, Florida39$18,6411 year out—$6,333 9Focus Personal Training InstituteNew York, New York81$17,5621 year out—$6,333 10NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico101$14,7671 year out—$9,007 11MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California67—1 year out——12Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina50—1 year out——13University of FloridaGainesville, Florida48—1 year out——14University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona29—1 year out——15Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio29—1 year out——16Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio25—1 year out——17Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon24—1 year out$30,833—18University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania24—1 year out——19Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California21—1 year out——20Lionel UniversityCarpinteria, California21—1 year out——21Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota20—1 year out——22Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, North Carolina19—1 year out——23Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California18—1 year out——24College of the DesertPalm Desert, California16—1 year out——25Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California16—1 year out——26Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California16—1 year out——27Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona15—1 year out——28Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California15—1 year out——29West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California15—1 year out——30Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico15—1 year out——31Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina15—1 year out——32Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington15—1 year out——33Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona14—1 year out——34Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey14—1 year out——35Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado13—1 year out——36Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois13—1 year out——37University of KansasLawrence, Kansas13—1 year out——38Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas13—1 year out——39Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California12—1 year out——40College of San MateoSan Mateo, California12—1 year out——41Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California11—1 year out——42Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina11—1 year out——43Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona10—1 year out$36,221—44Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado10—1 year out——45Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota10—1 year out——46Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio10—1 year out——47Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona9—1 year out——48Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona9—1 year out——49Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California9—1 year out——50Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California9—1 year out——51Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan9—1 year out——52University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri9—1 year out——53Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin9—1 year out——54Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California8—1 year out——55San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California8—1 year out——56Elgin Community CollegeElgin, Illinois8—1 year out——57North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, Iowa8—1 year out——58Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota8—1 year out——59Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri8—1 year out——60Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma8—1 year out——61Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——62Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico8—1 year out$7,826—63Cypress CollegeCypress, California7—1 year out——64Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California7—1 year out——65Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho7—1 year out——66Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York7—1 year out——67Connors State CollegeWarner, Oklahoma7—1 year out——68Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville, Texas7—1 year out——69San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas7—1 year out——70South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas7—1 year out——71Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, Alabama6—1 year out——72Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois6—1 year out——73Manchester Community CollegeManchester, New Hampshire6—1 year out——74SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York6—1 year out——75Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina6—1 year out——76Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin6—1 year out——77Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico6—1 year out—$6,763 78Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona6—1 year out——79Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona5—1 year out——80Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California5—1 year out——81Fresno City CollegeFresno, California5—1 year out——82Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California5—1 year out——83Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California5—1 year out——84Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California5—1 year out——85San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California5—1 year out——86Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado5—1 year out——87Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho5—1 year out——88College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois5—1 year out——89Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland5—1 year out——90Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan5—1 year out——91Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey5—1 year out——92Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——93Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——94Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona4—1 year out——95Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——96Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California4—1 year out——97College of the RedwoodsEureka, California4—1 year out——98San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California4—1 year out——99Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California4—1 year out——100Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky4—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).