Bachelor's+10% vs national median315 grads tracked
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Elmhurst University
Ranked 19th of 247 bachelor's programs in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,181
middle 50%: $22,893 – $41,288
Median · 5 years out
$65,602
middle 50%: $43,596 – $88,459
Median · 10 years out
$71,115
middle 50%: $51,789 – $91,987
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education majors earn $30k in their first year. Median salaries reach $71k after a decade.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,910 total interest
Same major at other universities
St. Catherine University
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$66,902 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$66,898 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$66,268 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$65,596 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$65,498 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$65,495 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$65,493 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$65,443 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$64,338 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Elmhurst University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$118,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$113,771 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$109,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$91,818 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$90,251 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$88,942 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$85,633 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$82,708 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$79,471 · 5 yrs out
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