Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Longwood University

Farmville, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 41 graduates a year

$39,479
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,990
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#375 of 610
Rank by pay
#540 of 610
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Longwood 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 53% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Longwood 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—
…
372Lewis University Romeoville, IL$51,021$50,128#435$28,856
373Thomas College Waterville, ME$51,014$54,215#322$38,348
374New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$50,998$59,048#180$23,701
375Longwood University Farmville, VA$50,990$46,431#540$39,479
376Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN$50,987$48,703#479$38,088
377The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX$50,930$51,781#396$30,499
378Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX$50,896$51,746#400$29,632

Other Majors at Longwood University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$91,313$78,085#235 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,678$69,962#624 of 966
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,565$49,213#299 of 1176
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$59,207—#106 of 215
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,685$36,254#267 of 660
Political Science and Government$55,259—#432 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$53,631$36,062#345 of 660
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,959$46,714#231 of 476
English Language and Literature$51,485$40,167#202 of 576
Biology$49,777$33,686#691 of 841
Psychology$48,942$22,656#607 of 1027
Social Work$48,224$41,160#317 of 420
History$47,957$37,404#298 of 459
Design and Applied Arts$46,040$35,612#221 of 299
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$45,252$41,700#73 of 85
Sociology$45,204$27,948#383 of 462
Visual and Performing Arts$44,066$34,812#27 of 68
Natural Resources Conservation and Research—$39,391—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $39,479 one year after graduating and $50,990 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 610 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Longwood University ranks #375 by median pay four years after graduation, and #540 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($54,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Longwood 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.