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Bachelor's-1% vs national median2,549 grads tracked

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at SUNY Cortland

Ranked 84th of 247 bachelor's programs in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,094
middle 50%: $23,509 – $43,539
Median · 5 years out
$58,684
middle 50%: $43,007 – $80,144
Median · 10 years out
$76,891
middle 50%: $55,835 – $105,662

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 SUNY Cortland's bachelor's program in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness earn a median $32,094 one year after graduating, rising to $76,891 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $59,562 for this field, ranking 84th 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.

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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
7.6 yrs
≈ $9,262 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$59,135 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$58,941 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$58,850 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$58,713 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$58,704 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$58,656 · 5 yrs out
Hanover College
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$58,483 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$58,432 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$58,390 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$58,150 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Cortland

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$69,527 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$67,536 · 5 yrs out
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)
$66,839 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,110 · 5 yrs out
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,697 · 5 yrs out
Criminology (Bachelor's)
$65,514 · 5 yrs out

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