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

Cleveland, OH · Master's Degree · about 19 graduates a year

$38,787
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,641
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,033
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#108 of 165
Rank by pay
#90 of 165
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,426
Median federal debt

Cleveland State University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Cleveland 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
…
105The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$57,810$63,151#81$42,975
106University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TX$57,655$58,618#114—
107University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$57,644$65,270#59$43,994
108Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH$57,641$61,512#90$38,787
109Smith College Northampton, MA$57,262$50,425#157$43,642
110Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO$57,169$61,297#92$42,309
111Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$56,966$51,873#156$44,437

Other Majors at Cleveland State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$116,780$86,410#1 of 11
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$115,285$94,207#50 of 62
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$108,840$89,582#365 of 432
Mechanical Engineering$106,560$70,429#67 of 83
Business Administration, Management and Operations$101,635$75,668#327 of 861
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$94,556—#37 of 40
Accounting and Related Services$89,792$68,362#225 of 349
Public Administration$72,439$45,470#156 of 243
Information Science/Studies—$71,030—
Educational Administration and Supervision$70,853$60,894#207 of 453
Human Resources Management and Services—$68,489—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$64,255$63,042#171 of 211
Psychology$64,167$53,074#56 of 92
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,455$51,316#159 of 243
Public Health—$63,255—
Social Work$58,916$47,766#213 of 279
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$58,518$54,181#230 of 322
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$58,143$51,122#205 of 285
Community Organization and Advocacy—$56,061—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$54,706$47,850#224 of 302
Special Education and Teaching$54,537$50,916#240 of 280
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,198$45,628#328 of 380
Natural Resources Conservation and Research—$46,458—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $38,787 one year after graduating and $57,641 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 165 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Cleveland State University ranks #108 by median pay four years after graduation, and #90 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($62,033), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,426.

← All data for Cleveland 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.