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

Slippery Rock, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 57 graduates a year

$35,411
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,048
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#415 of 610
Rank by pay
#414 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,092
Median federal debt

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 8% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 52% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Slippery Rock 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—
…
412Rogers State University Claremore, OK$50,096$56,246#245$31,167
413Monmouth College Monmouth, IL$50,093$49,216#466$29,027
414Western Washington University Bellingham, WA$50,079$46,062#546$29,268
415Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA$50,048$50,899#414$35,411
416Columbus State University Columbus, GA$49,912$51,669#403$29,310
417Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX$49,906$50,740#420$29,344
418Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO$49,877$53,479#341$33,892

Other Majors at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,557$79,156#493 of 966
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$84,783$67,072#8 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$78,096$59,430#317 of 459
Information Science/Studies$71,672$49,369#106 of 148
Economics$69,371—#280 of 368
Accounting and Related Services$63,186$46,359#653 of 796
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$63,001$27,347#59 of 156
Finance and Financial Management Services$62,805$49,248#422 of 452
Geography and Cartography$62,659—#39 of 117
Marketing$61,322$44,207#374 of 516
Public Health$60,530$42,605#85 of 215
Homeland Security$60,458$31,685#28 of 33
Criminology$58,115$36,276#41 of 113
Mathematics$57,744$47,277#267 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,810$40,819#912 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$56,402$41,094#101 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,548$29,186#426 of 565
Biology$55,033$33,206#530 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$53,516$39,290#209 of 253
Communication and Media Studies$52,762$35,840#367 of 660
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$52,743$41,797#44 of 85
English Language and Literature$50,034$34,205#254 of 576
Special Education and Teaching$48,796$43,480#119 of 177
History$48,589$34,682#282 of 459
Psychology$47,654$32,780#670 of 1027
Social Work$46,974$32,316#343 of 420
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$46,176$31,955#50 of 63
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,605$37,966#461 of 680
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$44,304$32,065#44 of 55
Dance$40,797$19,681#30 of 58

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $35,411 one year after graduating and $50,048 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranks #415 by median pay four years after graduation, and #414 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 8% less than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,092.

← All data for Slippery Rock 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.