Bachelor's-13% vs national median453 grads tracked
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 182nd of 247 bachelor's programs in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,642
middle 50%: $23,440 – $43,558
Median · 5 years out
$51,544
middle 50%: $37,459 – $66,591
Median · 10 years out
$63,991
middle 50%: $47,740 – $81,671
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 in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness earn a median of $32k in their first year. This salary rises to $52k by year five and $64k by year ten.
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
8.4 yrs
≈ $10,201 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Montana (The)
$51,843 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State University
$51,770 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$51,696 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$51,665 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$51,480 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$51,466 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$51,154 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$51,151 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Oregon University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out
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