Bachelor's Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 536 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$51,381——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi 2Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$51,1108%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 3Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$48,87670%1316$25k$63k72%1,6703 mi 4Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas$46,35973%1100$24k$54k51%1,252458 mi 5University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin$46,02789%1190$16k$62k56%5,837132 mi 6Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$45,51963%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 7Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, Indiana$44,93789%1178$19k$63k70%2,08314 mi 8The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$44,513——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi 9Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina$43,72723%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi 10University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$43,50616%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 11Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky$42,72568%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 12Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota$41,74275%—$18k$59k57%5,144180 mi 13Alvernia UniversityReading, Pennsylvania$41,50858%1170$28k$55k56%2,15243 mi 14Lakeland UniversityPlymouth, Wisconsin$41,42786%—$24k$56k42%1,2128 mi 15Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$41,16199%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 16South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota$41,01998%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 17University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$40,70260%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 18University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska$40,68387%1120$13k$54k47%11,488425 mi 19Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio$40,48675%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 20Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, Ohio$40,46794%—$20k$52k41%76099 mi 21University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas$40,45398%—$23k$57k51%4,440119 mi 22West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas$40,31399%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 23Northern State UniversityAberdeen, South Dakota$40,12393%1089$16k$48k49%1,273318 mi 24Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas$39,72399%1024$13k$42k30%1,396408 mi 25University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$39,71724%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 26University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida$39,71761%1338$5k$72k85%4,62743 mi 27Longwood UniversityFarmville, Virginia$39,47990%1120$19k$52k61%3,01562 mi 28Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey$39,33373%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi 29Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania$39,24384%1240$27k$63k65%1,68458 mi 30Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$39,092100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 31Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$39,059——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 32University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi$39,04999%1190$22k$44k49%10,07565 mi 33Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota$38,79661%1290$23k$66k77%1,878190 mi 34Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$38,52574%1204$22k$52k70%1,18894 mi 35University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$38,36467%—$22k$54k56%3,005144 mi 36Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa$38,35678%1120$19k$49k62%1,366322 mi 37Thomas CollegeWaterville, Maine$38,34896%—$19k$45k54%64733 mi 38Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas$38,24994%1066$14k$50k53%8,728122 mi 39Simpson CollegeIndianola, Iowa$38,15886%1440$22k$59k63%1,227302 mi 40McDaniel CollegeWestminster, Maryland$38,12278%—$22k$61k63%1,61730 mi 41Gallaudet UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$38,09058%868$16k$43k47%8123 mi 42Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota$38,08859%1090$18k$51k57%3,072220 mi 43University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$38,01165%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 44Husson UniversityBangor, Maine$37,99381%1180$21k$45k59%2,61818 mi 45Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$37,97411%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 46University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$37,92086%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 47University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts$37,70384%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 48Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, Virginia$37,67677%—$30k$58k67%2,11661 mi 49Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, Kentucky$37,62091%1138$14k$52k49%1,097238 mi 50University of DubuqueDubuque, Iowa$37,52889%1110$23k$51k40%1,440146 mi 51Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont$37,49382%—$18k$50k47%3,590109 mi 52Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota$37,47382%—$24k$59k52%2,494134 mi 53Aurora UniversityAurora, Illinois$37,25681%1076$19k$59k60%3,97438 mi 54Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts$37,21887%1150$14k$54k55%2,75241 mi 55Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri$37,16569%910$27k$47k48%1,488263 mi 56Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$37,04457%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 57Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas$37,00590%1041$16k$54k55%17,74373 mi 58Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida$36,96278%—$21k$48k45%6,72126 mi 59Averett UniversityDanville, Virginia$36,90857%1135$23k$52k48%1,231129 mi 60Adrian CollegeAdrian, Michigan$36,80873%1034$25k$56k48%1,60432 mi 61Anderson UniversityAnderson, Indiana$36,74279%1035$25k$49k54%1,057129 mi 62University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia$36,74068%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 63Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana$36,73989%1082$23k$60k67%1,974105 mi 64North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota$36,64695%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 65Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin$36,63887%1150$27k$57k64%2,6601 mi 66Lasell UniversityNewton, Massachusetts$36,60681%1100$28k$50k59%1,22610 mi 67Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$36,59261%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 68Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, Alabama$36,57992%1093$13k$44k33%2,542129 mi 69Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri$36,557——$13k$43k39%2,219402 mi 70Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio$36,52876%1194$28k$54k67%2,8428 mi 71Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida$36,52472%1176$19k$52k62%2,29722 mi 72Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$36,49599%—$22k$53k54%1,486300 mi 73Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$36,49289%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 74University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts$36,41960%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 75Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas$36,39389%1050$16k$51k57%4,210486 mi 76Bowie State UniversityBowie, Maryland$36,38172%—$19k$55k38%5,04310 mi 77Benedictine UniversityLisle, Illinois$36,34495%—$22k$63k50%1,94226 mi 78East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas$36,30592%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 79St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, New York$36,27366%1214$29k$67k74%2,56510 mi 80Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama$36,25696%1088$17k$42k50%9,80591 mi 81SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York$36,11970%1230$19k$60k69%4,64395 mi 82Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas$36,11790%1075$21k$53k48%12,673253 mi 83University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$36,05080%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 84Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida$36,00263%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 85Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas$36,00181%1138$26k$59k63%2,493123 mi 86James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$35,95572%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 87Central CollegePella, Iowa$35,91486%1147$23k$54k66%1,070269 mi 88Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$35,87378%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 89Misericordia UniversityDallas, Pennsylvania$35,83671%—$37k$64k72%1,672103 mi 90York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania$35,73974%1162$19k$61k64%3,26542 mi 91Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut$35,70173%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 92Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio$35,64096%—$15k$50k42%6,762128 mi 93Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania$35,61393%1090$16k$52k54%9,21098 mi 94University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana$35,58796%1141$13k$48k48%5,292254 mi 95The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$35,58327%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 96Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana$35,50086%1160$15k$52k62%13,988131 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.