Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 81 graduates a year

$37,974
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$87,254
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 610
Rank by pay
#1 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,500
Median federal debt

Emory University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 60% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Emory 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—

Other Majors at Emory University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$159,541$80,623#24 of 349
Business Administration, Management and Operations$136,731$85,682#6 of 1176
Economics$111,631$71,340#45 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$101,903$79,073#123 of 966
Political Science and Government$94,001$46,629#12 of 565
Statistics$93,446$60,714#22 of 50
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$90,025—#9 of 476
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$83,279—#57 of 253
Chemistry$79,034$32,130#24 of 209
Communication and Media Studies$78,866$37,237#12 of 660
Anthropology$78,768$36,700#3 of 188
International Relations and National Security Studies$78,029$45,022#18 of 118
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$76,993—#3 of 90
Area Studies$75,205$33,549#8 of 70
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$73,795$26,663#12 of 67
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$72,399$40,019#16 of 225
Biology$70,959$23,492#90 of 841
History$69,988$33,710#24 of 459
English Language and Literature$66,762$36,019#23 of 576
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$64,795$21,227#39 of 265
Psychology$59,628$32,085#104 of 1027
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$58,745—#18 of 103
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$54,848$29,909#44 of 137
Music—$33,430—
Sociology—$30,516—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $37,974 one year after graduating and $87,254 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Emory University ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 60% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,500.

← All data for Emory 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.