Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 38 graduates a year

$30,616
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,330
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#277 of 610
Rank by pay
#279 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,500
Median federal debt

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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—
…
274The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX$54,399$55,308#276$30,160
275Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY$54,396$61,593#122$25,858
276University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$54,377$58,354#194$34,219
277Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA$54,330$55,254#279$30,616
278Berry College Mount Berry, GA$54,278$56,189#247$25,091
279Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ$54,277$47,638#519—
280Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$54,207$53,258#348$32,158

Other Majors at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Physics$91,610—#20 of 107
Computer Engineering$90,384$80,574#167 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences—$74,598—
Management Information Systems and Services$73,570$51,195#122 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$71,432$47,651#313 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$70,459$58,049#472 of 796
Mathematics$69,153$48,772#165 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,919$49,677#407 of 1176
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$67,926$42,830#24 of 67
Marketing$64,955$46,617#293 of 516
Biology$62,124$37,665#275 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$57,130$39,068#108 of 265
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,376$41,143#284 of 660
Political Science and Government$55,295$34,271#431 of 565
History$52,310$34,460#203 of 459
Psychology$51,607$33,680#423 of 1027
Special Education and Teaching$50,069$49,835#110 of 177
Social Work$49,794$37,206#278 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,039$47,319#287 of 680
Sociology$47,841—#343 of 462
Journalism$47,760$32,294#155 of 187
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$43,607$37,446#86 of 137
English Language and Literature$41,226$28,924#480 of 576
Fine and Studio Arts$39,127$25,269#273 of 423
International/Globalization Studies—$30,124—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,616 one year after graduating and $54,330 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania rank for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness?

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranks #277 by median pay four years after graduation, and #279 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,500.

← All data for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · 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.