Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Luther College

Decorah, IA · Bachelor's Degree · about 5 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$51,913
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#344 of 610
Rank by pay
#302 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Luther College graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 52% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Luther College 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—
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341Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL$52,065$55,417#274—
342University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO$52,016$48,645#481$33,952
343Weber State University Ogden, UT$51,958$49,244#465$39,059
344Luther College Decorah, IA$51,913$54,606#302—
345William Woods University Fulton, MO$51,841$55,584#270$24,329
346Northwestern College Orange City, IA$51,829$54,518#306—
347Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO$51,828$55,571#271$34,638

Other Majors at Luther College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,569$75,533#825 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$75,341$60,068#346 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,510$49,491#416 of 1176
Biology$63,998$29,359#217 of 841
Computer Science—$63,760—
Psychology$56,469$30,302#191 of 1027
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,821$42,926#182 of 476
Political Science and Government$53,510$21,358#468 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$52,905$42,012#362 of 660
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$52,296$19,239#163 of 265
Music$50,947$45,367#53 of 268
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$50,580—#126 of 156
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,164$45,691#233 of 680
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$49,769—#5 of 6
Social Work$47,660$30,372#325 of 420
English Language and Literature$46,116$38,490#376 of 576
History$45,737—#362 of 459

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Luther College sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates make?

Graduates earn $51,913 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Luther College rank for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness?

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Luther College ranks #344 by median pay four years after graduation, and #302 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness at Luther College worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Luther College · 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.