Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 188 colleges. National median: $50,987, rising to $61,208 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$88,778	$107,139	$61,500
2	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	$85,884	$88,828	—
3	Fresno Pacific University	CA	$85,754	—	—
4	Plymouth State University	NH	$72,754	$73,964	—
5	Concordia University-Irvine	CA	$65,510	$71,776	$29,337
6	Central Washington University	WA	$64,506	$69,174	$30,886
7	Endicott College	MA	$63,253	—	$20,500
8	Life University	GA	$62,974	—	$154,000
9	Georgetown University	DC	$62,842	$81,035	$62,087
10	University of San Francisco	CA	$62,719	$78,521	$79,088
11	American University	DC	$62,685	—	$51,250
12	St. John's University-New York	NY	$62,615	$69,548	$41,264
13	Northwestern University	IL	$62,341	$82,178	$41,653
14	American Public University System	WV	$61,901	$70,509	$29,926
15	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$61,359	$68,913	$36,184
16	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$61,116	$65,164	—
17	Southern Methodist University	TX	$60,977	$71,193	—
18	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$59,426	$72,540	$20,500
19	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	OK	$59,386	$60,936	$20,500
20	George Washington University	DC	$59,091	—	—
21	Boston College	MA	$58,869	—	$41,000
22	Concordia University-Chicago	IL	$57,619	$66,304	$31,108
23	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$57,545	$71,951	—
24	Georgia Southern University	GA	$57,132	$61,772	$20,500
25	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$57,037	$61,300	$20,500
26	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$56,997	$77,323	$30,964
27	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$56,703	$62,698	$31,992
28	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	PA	$56,552	$56,197	—
29	University of Kentucky	KY	$56,458	$57,644	—
30	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$56,328	$67,232	$20,500
31	Baker University	KS	$56,268	—	—
32	Temple University	PA	$56,214	$70,566	$41,000
33	United States Sports University	AL	$55,984	$67,850	—
34	Northern Illinois University	IL	$55,895	$65,493	—
35	Arkansas State University	AR	$55,876	$63,551	$18,755
36	University of Connecticut	CT	$55,745	$74,360	—
37	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$55,745	$74,360	—
38	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$55,745	$74,360	—
39	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$55,745	$74,360	—
40	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$55,745	$74,360	—
41	Texas Woman's University	TX	$55,697	$62,733	—
42	State University of New York at Cortland	NY	$55,669	$63,148	$26,743
43	University of Miami	FL	$55,359	$64,113	$88,324
44	University of Florida	FL	$55,301	$68,986	$28,092
45	Adler University	IL	$55,159	—	—
46	Canisius University	NY	$55,039	$62,097	$30,835
47	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$55,013	$70,383	$30,500
48	University of North Georgia	GA	$54,896	$53,662	—
49	Vermont State University	VT	$54,812	—	—
50	National University	CA	$54,811	$47,529	$41,000
51	University of Northern Iowa	IA	$54,313	$64,309	—
52	Baylor University	TX	$54,141	$62,389	—
53	Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	$54,012	$64,937	$31,758
54	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$53,947	$62,909	—
55	Lasell University	MA	$53,926	$60,963	$23,776
56	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$53,875	—	$35,875
57	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	TX	$53,511	$57,655	$27,920
58	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$53,475	$66,008	$19,500
59	Gonzaga University	WA	$53,322	$69,533	$33,844
60	East Carolina University	NC	$53,240	$62,144	$28,150
61	University of Western States	OR	$52,968	$61,497	—
62	Washington State University	WA	$52,877	$63,074	—
63	Sam Houston State University	TX	$52,863	$59,708	$23,400
64	Clemson University	SC	$52,748	$60,461	$41,133
65	University of the Southwest	NM	$52,487	$49,484	—
66	California State University-Northridge	CA	$52,373	—	—
67	University of North Texas	TX	$52,356	—	$35,067
68	California Baptist University	CA	$52,266	$68,926	$23,917
69	University of South Florida	FL	$52,227	$70,317	$32,254
70	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	WI	$52,145	$42,432	—
71	University of Louisville	KY	$51,943	$60,645	$37,393
72	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	WI	$51,844	$56,497	$17,766
73	East Texas A&M University	TX	$51,791	$62,497	$27,300
74	Southern Nazarene University	OK	$51,688	$48,603	$38,751
75	Illinois State University	IL	$51,653	$59,323	$22,500
76	George Mason University	VA	$51,653	—	—
77	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$51,632	$57,810	$41,000
78	Midwestern State University	TX	$51,574	$59,534	$29,412
79	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$51,569	$61,507	$21,250
80	Lindenwood University	MO	$51,552	$53,432	—
81	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	$51,513	$64,298	—
82	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	$51,513	$64,298	—
83	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$51,315	—	$36,889
84	Western Carolina University	NC	$51,288	$77,046	$15,246
85	University of Georgia	GA	$51,256	$59,845	$29,999
86	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$51,227	$59,145	$20,313
87	Adelphi University	NY	$51,209	$79,199	—
88	Mount St. Mary's University	MD	$51,188	$53,086	—
89	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$51,167	$59,065	$30,000
90	Wayne State University	MI	$51,128	$66,774	$30,750
91	Belmont University	TN	$51,089	$65,709	$41,000
92	Indiana State University	IN	$51,087	$58,291	$20,942
93	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$51,041	—	—
94	Belhaven University	MS	$50,987	$56,756	$40,504
95	Wichita State University	KS	$50,970	$58,288	—
96	University of Northern Colorado	CO	$50,964	$60,848	$31,000
97	The University of Alabama	AL	$50,779	—	$38,250
98	Western New England University	MA	$50,626	—	—
99	Upper Iowa University	IA	$50,546	—	—
100	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	$50,416	$51,581	$28,081
101	Missouri Baptist University	MO	$50,246	$57,169	$27,338
102	Troy University	AL	$50,219	$54,250	$25,625
103	Liberty University	VA	$50,074	$56,966	$30,750
104	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	$49,994	$55,315	$25,500
105	Aurora University	IL	$49,679	—	$27,498
106	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$49,665	$59,334	$31,020
107	Auburn University at Montgomery	AL	$49,655	$58,910	—
108	Boise State University	ID	$49,584	$61,718	—
109	Mississippi Christian University	MS	$49,571	$53,308	—
110	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$49,570	$63,769	—
111	Ball State University	IN	$49,534	$61,569	—
112	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$49,518	$56,368	—
113	Manhattanville University	NY	$49,363	$69,345	—
114	Springfield College	MA	$49,211	$61,208	$41,000
115	Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education	MA	$49,211	$61,208	$41,000
116	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$49,074	$59,231	$25,500
117	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	$49,012	$62,713	$22,945
118	Tusculum University	TN	$48,967	—	—
119	Georgia State University	GA	$48,800	$58,837	$36,304
120	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$48,750	$63,593	$38,250
121	Barry University	FL	$48,558	$56,462	—
122	James Madison University	VA	$48,416	$58,878	—
123	University of South Dakota	SD	$48,210	—	$14,376
124	University of Mississippi	MS	$48,187	—	—
125	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$48,126	$55,696	—
126	Western Michigan University	MI	$48,123	$54,611	—
127	Coker University	SC	$48,100	$55,320	—
128	Jacksonville University	FL	$47,995	$55,054	—
129	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$47,963	$67,786	$30,750
130	University of Mary	ND	$47,906	$47,158	—
131	Appalachian State University	NC	$47,871	$53,371	—
132	Texas State University	TX	$47,741	$64,908	$35,425
133	University of Central Arkansas	AR	$47,719	—	—
134	Eastern Illinois University	IL	$47,542	$58,533	—
135	Tarleton State University	TX	$47,466	—	$20,500
136	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	AR	$47,458	$62,260	—
137	University of Indianapolis	IN	$47,171	—	$25,499
138	McNeese State University	LA	$47,042	$60,071	—
139	University of West Florida	FL	$47,032	$64,699	—
140	Central Michigan University	MI	$46,996	$49,626	—
141	Western Illinois University	IL	$46,983	$54,783	—
142	Henderson State University	AR	$46,742	$55,078	—
143	University of Memphis	TN	$46,725	$66,104	$34,096
144	Florida State University	FL	$46,640	$60,832	$30,092
145	Cleveland State University	OH	$46,334	$57,641	—
146	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	$46,229	$60,121	$20,500
147	Austin Peay State University	TN	$45,918	$65,250	—
148	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$45,794	$54,191	—
149	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$45,726	—	$20,500
150	Grambling State University	LA	$45,715	$54,594	$38,234
151	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	$45,639	$53,469	—
152	Sul Ross State University	TX	$45,635	$65,321	$16,250
153	University of Central Missouri	MO	$45,605	$53,052	—
154	Tennessee Technological University	TN	$45,449	$51,014	—
155	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	$45,386	$54,457	$22,200
156	Logan University	MO	$45,308	$56,815	$41,000
157	University of Southern Indiana	IN	$45,002	$50,055	—
158	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$44,897	$53,799	—
159	Southeastern University	FL	$44,783	—	—
160	William Penn University	IA	$44,448	—	—
161	University of Central Florida	FL	$44,358	$76,984	$30,485
162	Wingate University	NC	$44,302	$50,579	$18,500
163	East Tennessee State University	TN	$44,183	$54,693	—
164	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	$43,753	$53,444	—
165	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$43,612	$53,081	$20,767
166	Old Dominion University	VA	$43,554	—	—
167	Cumberland University	TN	$43,537	—	—
168	University of Iowa	IA	$43,320	$61,522	$29,500
169	University of West Georgia	GA	$43,227	—	$25,322
170	Adams State University	CO	$42,952	—	—
171	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$42,308	$62,418	—
172	Northern State University	SD	$42,261	—	—
173	Angelo State University	TX	$42,256	$51,175	$24,046
174	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$41,308	$53,146	$25,709
175	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$41,116	—	—
176	Kean University	NJ	$41,087	—	—
177	Valparaiso University	IN	$40,514	$56,896	—
178	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$40,323	$52,607	—
179	Reinhardt University	GA	$40,066	—	$18,476
180	North Carolina Central University	NC	$39,024	—	$34,708
181	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	$38,761	—	—
182	Texas Southern University	TX	$38,650	—	$35,700
183	Minot State University	ND	$37,874	—	—
184	California State University-Fresno	CA	$37,189	$72,853	—
185	University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	$36,909	$56,885	$28,941
186	University of North Alabama	AL	$36,674	—	$25,863
187	University of the Incarnate Word	TX	$35,175	$52,943	$27,486
188	Randolph College	VA	$34,228	—	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates earn?

The median college reports $50,987 in earnings one year after a master's degree in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness and $61,208 four years after. The highest is $88,778 at Columbia University in the City of New York.

How much student debt do sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $29,999 at the typical college.