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 graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of IowaIowa City, Iowa543$31,9981 year out$65,473$24,250 2California State University-FullertonFullerton, California542$23,5431 year out$54,777$14,481 3Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas466$37,0441 year out$67,447$20,414 4American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia455$51,3811 year out$55,115$19,312 5University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee424$32,3051 year out$50,267$27,500 6Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas423$33,0331 year out$57,963$24,500 7California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California397$27,9521 year out$56,754$15,000 8Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana395$35,8731 year out$61,846$19,657 9The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas382$30,1601 year out$56,195$25,000 10University of HoustonHouston, Texas368$30,0351 year out$57,412$22,298 11University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina365$31,1651 year out$58,954$16,575 12San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California354$26,3271 year out$64,740$15,000 13The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas331$27,7311 year out$52,121$15,110 14Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona323$32,6511 year out$53,897$21,170 15Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey322$28,8201 year out$70,465$26,000 16University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida321—1 year out——17California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California318$31,9011 year out$61,913$18,129 18The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee313$27,3741 year out$61,292$21,500 19California State University-FresnoFresno, California304$26,9311 year out$57,456$14,314 20Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan298$28,0451 year out$68,711$26,000 21University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina296$40,7021 year out$63,908$25,000 22University of North TexasDenton, Texas287$35,0391 year out$57,963$25,000 23University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan279$43,5061 year out$73,196$19,135 24California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California274$28,6871 year out$57,102$13,750 25The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas272$35,5831 year out$67,127$22,361 26James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia272$35,9551 year out$65,422$21,500 27Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi268$29,6541 year out$51,438$25,000 28California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California264$22,1481 year out$56,995$14,551 29San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California260—1 year out$69,505—30Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia260$29,3201 year out$58,072$25,338 31Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona259$34,7231 year out$49,452$27,000 32Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio257$40,4861 year out$60,114$25,000 33Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina255$24,8291 year out$54,550$21,000 34Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa250$36,4921 year out$61,453$25,425 35Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland247$32,1011 year out$60,108$22,250 36State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York247$28,2891 year out$61,501$25,681 37University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada245$29,1231 year out$58,052$21,102 38Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas240$36,1171 year out$54,677$20,500 39University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia239$33,1081 year out$66,397$22,250 40Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia239$30,4691 year out$51,863$26,000 41Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan235$29,9131 year out—$26,300 42Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York235$34,8211 year out$69,954$27,000 43Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado217$35,3261 year out$55,064$22,000 44Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon215$29,8601 year out$60,964$24,201 45Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, South Carolina215$27,9201 year out$46,652$26,997 46Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia215$27,4231 year out$48,277$25,645 47University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky214$33,2411 year out$52,717$22,053 48Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania210$30,1331 year out$59,703$27,000 49The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee202$29,7721 year out$51,418$22,500 50University of KansasLawrence, Kansas201$33,8911 year out$73,613$22,125 51West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia200$30,1451 year out$56,314$25,000 52California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California192$29,1431 year out$56,489$15,000 53University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland189$31,4031 year out$73,118$23,138 54Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan189$32,8501 year out$56,525$27,000 55University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin187$30,9931 year out$57,933$23,250 56The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama186—1 year out——57University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin183$29,8661 year out$70,830$26,000 58Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania182$29,3221 year out$63,192$26,000 59California State University-ChicoChico, California180$28,2361 year out$46,684$21,315 60Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona179$28,7691 year out$62,062$19,650 61University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois176$31,1871 year out$74,221$21,425 62California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California175$28,3641 year out$60,038$15,000 63San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California173$26,1761 year out$62,316$17,500 64Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida173$30,4121 year out$53,460$20,659 65The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas169$30,4991 year out$56,943$19,023 66Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio167$36,5921 year out$54,863$23,000 67University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina165—1 year out$45,632—68California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California164$26,2031 year out$63,880$18,257 69University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma163$30,9031 year out$57,646$21,657 70University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts162$37,7031 year out$69,810$26,808 71Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana159$31,9561 year out$57,216$23,000 72University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts157$36,4191 year out$70,648$26,227 73West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania156—1 year out$60,201—74Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah154—1 year out——75SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York153$26,2531 year out$49,733$26,753 76California State University-East BayHayward, California152$33,1891 year out$60,234$18,250 77Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida151$29,5191 year out$54,046$18,750 78University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia151$36,7401 year out—$20,500 79University of DelawareNewark, Delaware150$26,5551 year out$81,053$25,336 80University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina147$29,4821 year out$46,389$25,000 81University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois145$28,8741 year out$62,018$16,750 82The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas145$23,0101 year out$57,958$21,049 83Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania144$32,6321 year out$45,496$32,252 84Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas143$38,2491 year out$52,443$25,995 85Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas141$37,0051 year out$55,956$26,500 86Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee140$31,8461 year out$43,028$25,000 87University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas135$28,9341 year out$56,890$24,550 88Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey135$29,9071 year out$57,021$26,949 89California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California132$29,9291 year out$59,223$13,750 90California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California130$35,3281 year out$50,987$27,449 91University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio130$34,2681 year out$43,997$23,250 92Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah130$25,2531 year out$27,616$9,281 93Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota127$32,8601 year out$53,139$24,420 94University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi127$39,0491 year out$47,967$23,770 95North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina125$26,4981 year out$38,460$30,000 96William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia125$27,1141 year out$66,872$21,413 97Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio124$31,9191 year out$51,116$25,024 98Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado123$31,2531 year out$49,140$25,900 99Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky123$25,8581 year out$49,122$24,593 100University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island122—1 year out——

Associate programs — top 100 of 329 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California451—1 year out——2Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California410$19,8691 year out$37,988$6,865 3Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California186—1 year out——4Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California175$25,5161 year out$33,750$8,046 5Bryan UniversityTempe, Arizona116$36,0821 year out$37,490$21,446 6Fresno City CollegeFresno, California107—1 year out——7Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas100—1 year out$46,466$10,875 8Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California75—1 year out——9Citrus CollegeGlendora, California74—1 year out$42,821—10Monroe UniversityBronx, New York74$11,7491 year out—$14,122 11East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California67—1 year out——12Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California67—1 year out——13Reedley CollegeReedley, California65—1 year out——14South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas59$22,6991 year out$43,059$4,500 15Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California56—1 year out——16Lionel UniversityCarpinteria, California55$46,8311 year out—$12,917 17Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California52—1 year out——18El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California52—1 year out——19Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California51—1 year out——20Cypress CollegeCypress, California48—1 year out——21El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas47$21,7501 year out$33,095$5,500 22Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California46—1 year out——23Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California45—1 year out——24Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California44—1 year out——25Norco CollegeNorco, California44—1 year out——26Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California42—1 year out——27Shasta CollegeRedding, California40—1 year out——28Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York39—1 year out$39,992—29Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio39—1 year out——30Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California35—1 year out——31Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California35—1 year out——32Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi33—1 year out$34,841—33De Anza CollegeCupertino, California32—1 year out——34City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California31—1 year out——35Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California31—1 year out——36Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California31—1 year out——37Butte CollegeOroville, California29—1 year out——38College of the SequoiasVisalia, California29—1 year out——39Paris Junior CollegeParis, Texas29—1 year out——40Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California28—1 year out——41Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California28—1 year out——42Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California28—1 year out——43Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, California27—1 year out——44Merced CollegeMerced, California27—1 year out——45Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California27—1 year out——46Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California26—1 year out——47College of the SiskiyousWeed, California26—1 year out——48Ventura CollegeVentura, California26—1 year out——49Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York26—1 year out——50Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California26—1 year out——51American River CollegeSacramento, California25—1 year out——52Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia25—1 year out——53Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California24—1 year out——54Lemoore CollegeLemoore, California24—1 year out——55Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California23—1 year out——56Navarro CollegeCorsicana, Texas23—1 year out——57Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California22—1 year out——58College of the DesertPalm Desert, California21—1 year out——59Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California21—1 year out——60Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California21—1 year out——61Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey21—1 year out——62UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey21—1 year out$51,721—63Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas21—1 year out——64Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California20—1 year out——65San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California20—1 year out——66Sierra CollegeRocklin, California20—1 year out——67Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut20—1 year out——68Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas20—1 year out—$14,625 69Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California19—1 year out——70Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California19—1 year out——71San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California19—1 year out——72Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon19—1 year out$30,736—73Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California18—1 year out——74Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California18—1 year out——75Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York18—1 year out——76Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming18—1 year out——77Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona17—1 year out——78College of San MateoSan Mateo, California17—1 year out——79Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California17—1 year out——80Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California17—1 year out——81East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi17—1 year out——82Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York17—1 year out——83Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California17—1 year out——84Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California16—1 year out——85San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California16—1 year out——86County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey16—1 year out—$7,000 87Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey16—1 year out——88Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, New Jersey16—1 year out——89Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, New York16—1 year out$34,255—90Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——91Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas16—1 year out——92Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California15—1 year out——93Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California15—1 year out——94Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California15—1 year out——95Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California15—1 year out——96West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California15—1 year out——97West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California15—1 year out——98Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida15—1 year out——99Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown, Maryland15—1 year out——100Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, New York15—1 year out——

Certificate programs — top 100 of 192 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Bryan UniversityTempe, Arizona147$29,8561 year out—$11,000 2NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico101$14,7671 year out—$9,007 3Focus Personal Training InstituteNew York, New York81$17,5621 year out—$6,333 4MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California67—1 year out——5National Personal Training InstituteOrlando, Florida54$18,6411 year out—$6,333 6Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana51$32,9361 year out$52,856$23,871 7Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina50—1 year out——8University of FloridaGainesville, Florida48—1 year out——9National Personal Training Institute-TampaTampa, Florida39$18,6411 year out—$6,333 10University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona29—1 year out——11Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio29—1 year out——12Southern California Health InstituteNorth Hollywood, California27$26,9801 year out$24,132$9,500 13Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio25—1 year out——14Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon24—1 year out$30,833—15University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania24—1 year out——16Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California21—1 year out——17Lionel UniversityCarpinteria, California21—1 year out——18Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota20—1 year out——19Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, North Carolina19—1 year out——20Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California18—1 year out——21College of the DesertPalm Desert, California16—1 year out——22Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California16—1 year out——23Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California16—1 year out——24Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona15—1 year out——25Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California15—1 year out——26West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California15—1 year out——27Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico15—1 year out——28Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina15—1 year out——29Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington15—1 year out——30Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona14—1 year out——31Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey14—1 year out——32Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado13—1 year out——33Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois13—1 year out——34University of KansasLawrence, Kansas13—1 year out——35Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas13—1 year out——36Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California12—1 year out——37College of San MateoSan Mateo, California12—1 year out——38Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California11—1 year out——39Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina11—1 year out——40Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona10—1 year out$36,221—41Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado10—1 year out——42Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota10—1 year out——43Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio10—1 year out——44Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona9—1 year out——45Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona9—1 year out——46Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California9—1 year out——47Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California9—1 year out——48Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan9—1 year out——49University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri9—1 year out——50Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin9—1 year out——51Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California8—1 year out——52San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California8—1 year out——53Elgin Community CollegeElgin, Illinois8—1 year out——54North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, Iowa8—1 year out——55Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota8—1 year out——56Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri8—1 year out——57Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma8—1 year out——58Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——59Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico8—1 year out$7,826—60Cypress CollegeCypress, California7—1 year out——61Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California7—1 year out——62Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho7—1 year out——63Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York7—1 year out——64Connors State CollegeWarner, Oklahoma7—1 year out——65Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville, Texas7—1 year out——66San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas7—1 year out——67South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas7—1 year out——68Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, Alabama6—1 year out——69Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois6—1 year out——70Manchester Community CollegeManchester, New Hampshire6—1 year out——71SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York6—1 year out——72Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina6—1 year out——73Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin6—1 year out——74Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico6—1 year out—$6,763 75Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona6—1 year out——76Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona5—1 year out——77Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California5—1 year out——78Fresno City CollegeFresno, California5—1 year out——79Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California5—1 year out——80Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California5—1 year out——81Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California5—1 year out——82San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California5—1 year out——83Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado5—1 year out——84Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho5—1 year out——85College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois5—1 year out——86Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland5—1 year out——87Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan5—1 year out——88Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey5—1 year out——89Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——90Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——91Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona4—1 year out——92Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——93Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California4—1 year out——94College of the RedwoodsEureka, California4—1 year out——95San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California4—1 year out——96Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California4—1 year out——97Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky4—1 year out——98Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland4—1 year out——99Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota4—1 year out——100County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey4—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 (—).