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Bachelor's+13% vs national median143 grads tracked

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

Ranked 14th of 247 bachelor's programs in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,572
middle 50%: $23,829 – $43,114
Median · 5 years out
$67,138
middle 50%: $44,737 – $85,815
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Bethel University's bachelor's program in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness earn a median $32,572 one year after graduating, rising to $67,138 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $59,562 for this field, ranking 14th of 247 reporting programs.

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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,546 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Oklahoma
$68,802 · 5 yrs out
Franklin College of Indiana
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$68,340 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$68,241 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$67,736 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$67,715 · 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
Elmhurst University
$65,602 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$65,596 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Bethel University

Education (Doctorate)
$131,944 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$120,744 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$101,158 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$101,158 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$97,110 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$95,481 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$94,689 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,689 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,075 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,351 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$87,420 · 5 yrs out

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