Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA · Master's Degree · about 48 graduates a year

$45,781
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,300
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,033
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#75 of 165
Rank by pay
#135 of 165
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Virginia Commonwealth University graduates in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Virginia Commonwealth University Compares for Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

All 165 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
1Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$107,139$101,974#1$63,418
2CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$88,828$84,546#2$76,067
3Northwestern University Evanston, IL$82,178$80,739#7$58,537
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$81,035$71,008#26$54,668
5Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$79,407$80,758#6$52,451
6Adelphi University Garden City, NY$79,199$75,381#10$49,170
7University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$78,521$71,449#24$46,187
8Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$77,323$67,865#38$50,148
9Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC$77,046$82,681#4$49,923
10University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$76,984$81,940#5$46,398
…
72University of Iowa Iowa City, IA$61,522$64,714#67$42,017
73Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$61,507$65,637#56$45,430
74University of Western States Portland, OR$61,497$61,859#88$36,971
75Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$61,300$55,819#135$45,781
76Springfield College Springfield, MA$61,208$53,900#145$44,612
77Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education Springfield, MA$61,208$53,900#146$44,612
78Xavier University Cincinnati, OH$61,121$65,225#60$27,948

Other Majors at Virginia Commonwealth University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$336,392$259,378#1 of 17
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$136,353$101,531#29 of 92
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$134,661$111,341#84 of 432
Business Administration, Management and Operations$116,932$100,173#187 of 861
Health and Medical Administrative Services$114,150$88,965#39 of 211
Business/Commerce$108,337$70,104#36 of 75
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$108,117—#3 of 10
Engineering—$95,707—
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies—$83,165—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$82,962$77,108#5 of 204
Public Administration$76,945$53,777#126 of 243
Communication and Media Studies$76,100—#23 of 61
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$73,253—#28 of 58
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$70,577$52,534#117 of 211
Security Science and Technology$66,695$48,668#31 of 34
Design and Applied Arts$65,638$46,439#14 of 20
Urban Studies/Affairs—$65,514—
Social Work$65,063$51,707#100 of 279
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$60,431—#175 of 285
Special Education and Teaching$59,134$52,470#195 of 280
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$58,540$53,756#155 of 302
Public Health—$58,177—
Education$56,354$51,723#170 of 214
Fine and Studio Arts$49,077$19,952#29 of 60

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $45,781 one year after graduating and $61,300 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 165 colleges reporting earnings for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates, Virginia Commonwealth University ranks #75 by median pay four years after graduation, and #135 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness ($62,033), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Virginia Commonwealth 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.