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

Holland, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 35 graduates a year

$25,862
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,340
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#307 of 610
Rank by pay
#246 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Hope College graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 51% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Hope 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—
…
304University of Houston Houston, TX$53,483$54,377#314$30,035
305Walsh University North Canton, OH$53,469$57,059#233—
306Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA$53,391$61,804#121$31,802
307Hope College Holland, MI$53,340$56,241#246$25,862
308University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$53,332$48,526#486$27,626
309University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA$53,294$55,170#281$36,740
310University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN$53,190$50,808#415$32,429

Other Majors at Hope College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$92,116$61,325#172 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$86,253$61,120#159 of 796
Engineering$82,513$67,410#47 of 57
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,738$72,146#867 of 966
Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,755$45,590#546 of 1176
Political Science and Government$62,936$32,389#262 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$55,166$38,956#301 of 660
Biology$54,538$35,430#542 of 841
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,328$35,992#153 of 225
Psychology$52,980$28,135#354 of 1027
Sociology$50,222$29,181#285 of 462
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,627$45,137#200 of 345
Social Work$49,587$37,270#290 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,469$45,046#267 of 680
Special Education and Teaching—$48,630—
English Language and Literature$47,445$23,815#336 of 576
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$39,470$29,635#205 of 207
Religion/Religious Studies—$25,208—
Dance—$23,050—
Chemistry—$21,199—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $25,862 one year after graduating and $53,340 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Hope College ranks #307 by median pay four years after graduation, and #246 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 2% 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 Hope 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.