Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 141 graduates a year

$37,005
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,341
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#178 of 610
Rank by pay
#197 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,651
Median federal debt

Sam Houston State University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Sam Houston State 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—
…
175Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$57,451$57,789#208$29,860
176West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$57,359$67,859#52$30,145
177Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN$57,357$54,788#293$32,388
178Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$57,341$58,299#197$37,005
179Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR$57,299$57,637#214$35,222
180University of New England Biddeford, ME$57,272$60,865#131$31,749
181Loras College Dubuque, IA$57,233$60,202#149$31,493

Other Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Credentials at Sam Houston State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$59,708$30,583

Other Majors at Sam Houston State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$96,727$45,401#138 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$93,904$72,116#19 of 43
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,697$82,463#293 of 966
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$79,544$49,623#29 of 51
Management Information Systems and Services$73,734$47,676#121 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,388$53,281#297 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$72,059$52,772#432 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$67,729$63,369#8 of 10
Business/Managerial Economics$67,464—#67 of 84
Business/Commerce$63,837$44,700#169 of 271
Agricultural Business and Management$62,302$47,907#50 of 77
Mathematics$61,617$48,114#242 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,464$45,602#741 of 1176
International Business$61,186$35,116#101 of 115
Agriculture$60,598—#9 of 43
Music$58,743$59,926#12 of 268
Human Resources Management and Services$57,689$43,750#171 of 187
Chemistry$57,410$43,940#175 of 209
Design and Applied Arts$57,019$39,959#108 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$56,225$52,792#86 of 207
Geography and Cartography$56,151$35,936#80 of 117
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$55,954—#105 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,894—#418 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,647$40,562#121 of 225
Marketing$55,522$39,218#454 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,155$40,077#178 of 275
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$54,816$43,509#201 of 253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,082$41,112#198 of 476
Biology$53,165$32,915#596 of 841
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$52,901$23,682#51 of 67

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $37,005 one year after graduating and $57,341 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Sam Houston State University ranks #178 by median pay four years after graduation, and #197 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,651.

← All data for Sam Houston 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.