Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Wayne State University

Detroit, MI · Master's Degree · about 44 graduates a year

$45,568
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$66,774
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,033
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#35 of 165
Rank by pay
#27 of 165
Rank, wage-adjusted
$30,750
Median federal debt

Wayne State University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Wayne State University Compares for Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

All 165 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
1Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$107,139$101,974#1$63,418
2CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$88,828$84,546#2$76,067
3Northwestern University Evanston, IL$82,178$80,739#7$58,537
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$81,035$71,008#26$54,668
5Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$79,407$80,758#6$52,451
6Adelphi University Garden City, NY$79,199$75,381#10$49,170
7University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$78,521$71,449#24$46,187
8Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$77,323$67,865#38$50,148
9Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC$77,046$82,681#4$49,923
10University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$76,984$81,940#5$46,398
…
32United States Sports Academy Daphne, AL$67,850$77,016#9$54,034
33University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$67,786$75,164#11$35,103
34Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT$67,232$60,530#98—
35Wayne State University Detroit, MI$66,774$70,405#27$45,568
36Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC$66,494$73,732#14$44,877
37Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL$66,304$65,143#61$51,084
38Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$66,230$67,336#40$42,475

Other Majors at Wayne State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$137,480$128,146#72 of 432
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$130,548$110,923#83 of 216
Engineering-Related Fields—$128,271—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$116,326$93,398#189 of 861
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$115,160—#51 of 62
Mechanical Engineering$114,758$95,823#45 of 83
Industrial Engineering$112,213—#15 of 18
Civil Engineering$108,995$79,208#11 of 81
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$103,906$66,723#29 of 40
Accounting and Related Services$97,023$69,628#147 of 349
Communication and Media Studies$87,918$56,521#9 of 61
Public Health$84,780$63,666#75 of 201
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$81,363$64,788#19 of 36
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$79,789$69,328#8 of 204
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$76,774—#3 of 7
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$76,420$58,918#53 of 322
English Language and Literature$76,201—#2 of 43
Educational Administration and Supervision$73,978$59,602#160 of 453
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$72,004$58,625#104 of 211
Criminal Justice and Corrections$69,900$54,708#43 of 115
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$68,987$20,733#11 of 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$66,118$57,232#89 of 380
Special Education and Teaching$66,099$59,676#98 of 280
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$63,408$56,759#132 of 285
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,124$57,770#165 of 243
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$62,891$47,990#94 of 302
Public Administration—$62,310—
Social Work$61,914$50,133#153 of 279
Educational/Instructional Media Design$61,791$56,855#68 of 82
Library Science and Administration$54,979$45,679#31 of 54

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $45,568 one year after graduating and $66,774 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 165 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Wayne State University ranks #35 by median pay four years after graduation, and #27 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($62,033), and the median federal debt at graduation is $30,750.

← All data for Wayne State 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.