Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Texas Southern University

Houston, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 41 graduates a year

$32,409
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,482
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#197 of 610
Rank by pay
#220 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,500
Median federal debt

Texas Southern University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas Southern 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—
…
194Hanover College Hanover, IN$56,668$60,794#135$35,085
195Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ$56,597$58,154#201$34,723
196Benedictine University Lisle, IL$56,576$55,586#269$36,344
197Texas Southern University Houston, TX$56,482$57,426#220$32,409
198State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY$56,466$53,744#329$28,289
199Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$56,413$65,302#72$31,956
200South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$56,400$60,709#138$41,019

Other Majors at Texas Southern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Civil Engineering$71,595—#231 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,201$53,873#340 of 452
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$62,728$57,511#44 of 207
Accounting and Related Services$59,386$36,961#726 of 796
Biology$55,321$31,779#516 of 841
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions—$54,327—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,203$40,304#1018 of 1176
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$51,195—#68 of 158
Social Work$49,871$42,333#272 of 420
Health and Medical Administrative Services$48,426$34,332#241 of 275
Psychology$47,185$26,291#692 of 1027
Criminal Justice and Corrections$45,961$29,763#595 of 660
Journalism$45,152$18,301#170 of 187
Computer and Information Sciences—$44,995—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$44,953$34,661#384 of 476
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$44,612$20,655#150 of 156
Marketing$41,768$26,973#512 of 516
Communication and Media Studies$40,687—#627 of 660
Political Science and Government—$26,806—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Southern University sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $32,409 one year after graduating and $56,482 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Southern University rank for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness?

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Texas Southern University ranks #197 by median pay four years after graduation, and #220 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness at Texas Southern University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,500.

← All data for Texas Southern 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.