Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO · Bachelor's Degree · about 123 graduates a year

$31,253
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$49,348
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#431 of 610
Rank by pay
#543 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Colorado Mesa University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 10% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 51% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Colorado Mesa University Compares for Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

All 610 colleges reporting sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Rice University Houston, TX$87,404$88,864#3$51,110
2Emory University Atlanta, GA$87,254$90,326#1$37,974
3University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$81,110$73,858#21$27,810
4University of Scranton Scranton, PA$79,700$81,056#7—
5Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$79,599$85,421#4$21,192
6University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$79,411$83,730#5$43,506
7Manhattan College Riverdale, NY$78,264$74,491#19—
8Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ$77,835$68,315#47$39,333
9Carroll University Waukesha, WI$77,095$80,221#9$33,333
10Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO$77,066$82,631#6—
…
428Aurora University Aurora, IL$49,471$48,605#484$37,256
429University of Mobile Mobile, AL$49,451$56,131#252$26,785
430Albion College Albion, MI$49,451$52,140#381$30,314
431Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO$49,348$46,150#543$31,253
432Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA$49,281$51,838#391$38,356
433University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL$49,270$55,926#260$27,788
434SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY$49,241$46,867#533$26,253

Other Majors at Colorado Mesa University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$96,708$65,284#139 of 459
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,319$69,631#676 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$74,932$54,004#99 of 253
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$72,815$49,827#57 of 61
Accounting and Related Services$71,577$52,198#443 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,297$46,316#397 of 1176
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,708$38,204#179 of 660
Business/Commerce$57,897$43,111#218 of 271
Communication and Media Studies$54,717$32,899#310 of 660
Psychology$54,321$34,116#280 of 1027
Social Work$50,441$42,254#253 of 420
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$50,384—#188 of 265
Biology$45,737$32,565#778 of 841
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$44,651$42,136#390 of 476
English Language and Literature$43,733$33,622#433 of 576
Sociology$42,701—#424 of 462
Fine and Studio Arts$32,144$27,136#393 of 423
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft—$21,173—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Colorado Mesa University sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,253 one year after graduating and $49,348 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Colorado Mesa University rank for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness?

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Colorado Mesa University ranks #431 by median pay four years after graduation, and #543 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness at Colorado Mesa University worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% less than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for Colorado Mesa University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.