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

Salisbury, MD · Bachelor's Degree · about 114 graduates a year

$29,344
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,892
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#126 of 610
Rank by pay
#370 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Salisbury University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 10% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Salisbury 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—
…
123North Central College Naperville, IL$60,018$58,967#181$34,609
124San Diego State University San Diego, CA$59,914$54,518#305$26,327
125Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN$59,895$65,429#70—
126Salisbury University Salisbury, MD$59,892$52,562#370$29,344
127Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA$59,841$60,859#132$32,975
128California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA$59,820$54,432#310$33,818
129University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$59,819$64,175#90$38,364

Other Majors at Salisbury University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$109,739$80,088#15 of 253
Computer and Information Sciences$97,414$59,653#132 of 459
Business/Managerial Economics$91,642—#18 of 84
Accounting and Related Services$89,535$62,889#121 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,233$76,477#503 of 966
Information Science/Studies$81,116$61,290#86 of 148
Finance and Financial Management Services$80,478$54,776#193 of 452
Physics$79,158$54,548#53 of 107
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$74,731$67,679#48 of 93
Mathematics$71,910$49,125#141 of 309
Marketing$70,597$51,157#179 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,519$49,278#502 of 1176
Biology$62,407$35,876#269 of 841
Political Science and Government$60,089$33,397#317 of 565
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$60,003$37,413#5 of 6
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,311$45,808#49 of 345
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$59,193—#81 of 225
Social Work$59,110$34,917#65 of 420
Geography and Cartography$58,548$25,255#54 of 117
Communication and Media Studies$56,048$34,704#269 of 660
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,807$50,544#87 of 680
History$54,262$27,873#147 of 459
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$54,187$30,895#110 of 207
English Language and Literature$53,906$35,283#157 of 576
Psychology$50,319$29,219#499 of 1027
Chemistry—$50,169—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$49,706$28,026#200 of 265
Sociology$49,411$32,091#304 of 462
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,963$38,478#321 of 476
Fine and Studio Arts$44,514$20,632#128 of 423

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $29,344 one year after graduating and $59,892 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Salisbury University ranks #126 by median pay four years after graduation, and #370 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 10% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for Salisbury 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.