Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 70 graduates a year

$36,002
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,179
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#159 of 610
Rank by pay
#119 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,000
Median federal debt

Florida Gulf Coast University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida Gulf Coast 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—
…
156University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI$58,233$60,594#141$30,993
157Alvernia University Reading, PA$58,231$59,221#175$41,508
158Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN$58,231$63,611#97$26,830
159Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL$58,179$61,924#119$36,002
160Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC$58,061$62,308#114—
161University of Wyoming Laramie, WY$57,949$60,396#145$31,326
162Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH$57,947$61,838#120$34,147

Other Majors at Florida Gulf Coast University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$98,650$60,746#131 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$91,676$62,972#70 of 118
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,452$70,964#495 of 966
Civil Engineering$84,451$64,411#128 of 233
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,238$60,797#33 of 46
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,767$55,882#246 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$74,739$44,868#114 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$72,207$51,301#428 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$67,069$58,048#76 of 93
Marketing$67,034$46,910#248 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,349$38,660#517 of 1176
Hospitality Administration/Management$60,011$39,108#41 of 137
Public Health$58,119$35,724#106 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,115$50,951#51 of 680
Legal Support Services$56,695$39,824#11 of 32
History$56,543—#109 of 459
Special Education and Teaching$56,467$46,866#40 of 177
Communication and Media Studies$56,455$39,342#259 of 660
Education$55,116$38,392#19 of 71
Political Science and Government$54,824$35,578#440 of 565
Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,215$40,079#343 of 660
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$54,006$33,871#103 of 156
Social Work$53,707$36,407#165 of 420
Biology$53,352$29,635#589 of 841
Psychology$52,722$30,367#369 of 1027
Security Science and Technology$52,096$28,173#35 of 45
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$51,265$34,875#177 of 265
Sociology$50,136—#290 of 462
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$48,942$30,818#25 of 29
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$48,879$34,328#37 of 63

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Florida Gulf Coast University sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,002 one year after graduating and $58,179 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Florida Gulf Coast University rank for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness?

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Florida Gulf Coast University ranks #159 by median pay four years after graduation, and #119 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness at Florida Gulf Coast University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,000.

← All data for Florida Gulf Coast 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.