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Bachelor's-9% vs national median32 grads tracked

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Southern Wesleyan University

Ranked 145th of 247 bachelor's programs in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$22,669
middle 50%: $18,020 – $25,189
Median · 5 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $34,840 – $76,015
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 Southern Wesleyan University's bachelor's program in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness earn a median $22,669 one year after graduating, rising to $54,051 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $59,562 for this field, ranking 145th 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
9.1 yrs
≈ $11,365 total interest

Same major at other universities

Western Illinois University
$54,376 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$54,313 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$54,142 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$54,114 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$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 North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$53,620 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$53,485 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Wesleyan University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$75,845 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$67,214 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,998 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$64,753 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$60,915 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Associate)
$60,915 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$49,494 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$49,494 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out

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