Bachelor's-10% vs national median1,089 grads tracked
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Ranked 150th of 247 bachelor's programs in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,394
middle 50%: $22,333 – $41,230
Median · 5 years out
$53,620
middle 50%: $40,673 – $70,197
Median · 10 years out
$63,677
middle 50%: $48,258 – $81,442
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
Students at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington earn a $30k median salary in their first year for Sports and Kinesiology majors. Median earnings reach $64k 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $10,128 total interest
Same major at other universities
Montana State University - Northern
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Southern Wesleyan University
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$53,892 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$53,673 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Crookston
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$53,384 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,854 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,423 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$83,719 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,156 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,042 · 5 yrs out
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