Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 151 graduates a year

$29,519
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,909
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#106 of 610
Rank by pay
#81 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,169
Median federal debt

Florida State University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 12% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida State 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—
…
103St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN$61,048$58,314#195—
104Washington State University Pullman, WA$60,950$56,061#256$30,815
105University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$60,931$58,202#199$36,050
106Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$60,909$64,830#81$29,519
107Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$60,835$56,893#236$35,326
108California Baptist University Riverside, CA$60,816$55,339#275$35,328
109Xavier University Cincinnati, OH$60,804$64,887#80$33,003

Other Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Credentials at Florida State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$39,740$60,832$30,750

Other Majors at Florida State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$114,802$78,941#56 of 189
Management Information Systems and Services$103,648$66,252#19 of 166
Industrial Engineering$96,504$76,426#51 of 94
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$94,887$62,578#41 of 126
Security Science and Technology$93,841$58,249#4 of 45
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,740$72,425#209 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$93,727$61,376#162 of 459
Insurance$92,064$61,071#10 of 21
Accounting and Related Services$91,056$55,626#108 of 796
Chemical Engineering$90,815$70,797#125 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$89,622$62,021#200 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$87,089$56,516#124 of 452
Marketing$84,981$49,808#50 of 516
Civil Engineering$84,340$67,050#129 of 233
Real Estate$80,900$55,257#14 of 25
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,811$69,997#770 of 966
Statistics$77,605$47,347#36 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,320$49,325#189 of 1176
Business/Commerce$74,716$47,342#45 of 271
Design and Applied Arts$73,888$49,144#12 of 299
Economics$73,527$47,304#236 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$69,875$31,074#35 of 110
Mathematics$68,131$49,919#179 of 309
Political Science and Government$68,059$34,745#154 of 565
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$67,180$13,371#28 of 215
Area Studies$67,110—#17 of 70
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$66,943$39,967#6 of 16
Chemistry$66,724$40,629#102 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,157—#43 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$65,941$41,060#67 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $29,519 one year after graduating and $60,909 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Florida State University ranks #106 by median pay four years after graduation, and #81 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 12% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,169.

← All data for Florida State 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.