Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY · Bachelor's Degree · about 123 graduates a year

$25,858
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,396
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#275 of 610
Rank by pay
#122 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,870
Median federal debt

Western Kentucky University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Western Kentucky 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—
…
272Bellevue University Bellevue, NE$54,444$56,270#244$33,229
273Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH$54,407$50,114#437$39,092
274The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX$54,399$55,308#276$30,160
275Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY$54,396$61,593#122$25,858
276University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$54,377$58,354#194$34,219
277Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA$54,330$55,254#279$30,616
278Berry College Mount Berry, GA$54,278$56,189#247$25,091

Other Majors at Western Kentucky University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mechanical Engineering$86,624$70,722#267 of 318
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$86,033$60,675#17 of 51
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$85,772$74,205#251 of 258
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$84,057$63,013#37 of 43
Civil Engineering$75,732$60,086#223 of 233
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$74,452$49,823#81 of 126
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,496$68,294#912 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$73,300$48,863#363 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$71,274$50,104#450 of 796
Architectural Sciences and Technology$71,240$46,919#9 of 22
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,313$44,355#336 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$68,333$64,252#140 of 166
Economics$68,051$53,857#292 of 368
International Relations and National Security Studies$64,710—#67 of 118
Marketing$60,222$42,478#388 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,103$44,516#130 of 275
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,362$44,498#817 of 1176
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$57,958$47,974#71 of 76
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,844—#123 of 215
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$57,271$42,045#86 of 156
Political Science and Government$54,333$23,294#449 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,921$24,967#147 of 225
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$53,839$35,534#149 of 178
Biology$52,487$29,945#610 of 841
Agriculture$51,065$38,804#29 of 43
Hospitality Administration/Management$50,712$29,492#100 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$50,392$33,955#434 of 660
Social Work$48,771$34,748#309 of 420
Journalism$47,661$35,050#156 of 187
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,583$35,746#361 of 476

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $25,858 one year after graduating and $54,396 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Western Kentucky University ranks #275 by median pay four years after graduation, and #122 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,870.

← All data for Western Kentucky 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.