Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Wake Forest University

Winston-salem, NC · Bachelor's Degree · about 102 graduates a year

$21,192
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$79,599
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#5 of 610
Rank by pay
#4 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,777
Median federal debt

Wake Forest University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 46% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Wake Forest 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—

Other Majors at Wake Forest University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$146,608—#3 of 126
Finance and Financial Management Services$145,996$85,944#6 of 452
Business/Commerce$118,167$76,722#4 of 271
Computer Science$115,493$75,625#91 of 349
Economics$98,209$56,416#72 of 368
Political Science and Government$85,668$47,161#29 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$77,984$42,055#14 of 660
English Language and Literature$77,847$31,449#5 of 576
Psychology$64,814$34,823#41 of 1027
Biology$63,292$30,666#234 of 841
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$60,875—#66 of 225
Sociology$60,635$46,257#76 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $21,192 one year after graduating and $79,599 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Wake Forest University ranks #5 by median pay four years after graduation, and #4 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 46% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,777.

← All data for Wake Forest 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.