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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Sports Studies Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the psychological, sociological, and historical aspects of sport and physical activity. Includes instruction in theory of sport, sport psychology, sport in American society, gender and race/ethnicity and sport, and sports history.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $49,828
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.1%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 6-8 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $27,058/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,657/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,836/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,512/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,695/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,804/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

DOCTORATE Most Required Degree
Doctorate

This chart visualizes the percentage of jobs requiring a particular degree level (including if a degree isn't required by most employers).

Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $49,828

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($101,350) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,760).

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($69,860).

Montgomery, AL $69,860
$69,860
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($48,800).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$43,910
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($45,620).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($109,550).

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $93,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $109,550
$101,350
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($47,900).

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,900
$47,900
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($66,540).

Danbury, CT $61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,490
New Haven, CT $66,540
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $62,130
Waterbury, CT $60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$62,568
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($50,070).

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($51,590).

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,050).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,070).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($55,790).

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($47,390).

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,390
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$44,358
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($62,730).

Springfield, MA-CT $62,730
$62,730
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($59,080).

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $57,800
$58,440
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($65,540).

St. Louis, MO-IL $65,540
Springfield, MO $60,910
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $63,610
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,690
$60,188
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($68,690).

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $68,690
$68,690
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($44,000).

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($74,090).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $73,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC $74,090
Raleigh, NC $60,330
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,780
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,570
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,520
$64,008
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($51,220).

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($52,080).

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($62,330).

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($57,610).

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($54,210).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($95,580).

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $83,380
Rochester, NY $56,590
Syracuse, NY $52,960
Utica-Rome, NY $95,580
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,790
$70,260
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($66,080).

Columbus, OH $66,080
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,210
$64,645
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($88,780).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $88,780
$88,780
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($37,590).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $32,200
San German, PR $31,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,450
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,401
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($58,560).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,560
$58,560
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($82,300).

College Station-Bryan, TX $82,300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,140
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,090
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,180
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,400
$61,513
Utah N/A
Virginia N/A
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($53,680).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($52,900).

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($49,430).

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($51,510).

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $49,828

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($101,350) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($69,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Montgomery, AL $69,860
$69,860
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$43,910
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($109,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $93,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $109,550
$101,350
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($47,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,900
$47,900
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($66,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,490
New Haven, CT $66,540
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $62,130
Waterbury, CT $60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$62,568
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida N/A
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,390
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$44,358
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($62,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $62,730
$62,730
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($59,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $59,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $57,800
$58,440
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($65,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $65,540
Springfield, MO $60,910
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $63,610
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,690
$60,188
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($68,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $68,690
$68,690
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($74,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $73,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC $74,090
Raleigh, NC $60,330
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,780
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,570
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,520
$64,008
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($95,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $83,380
Rochester, NY $56,590
Syracuse, NY $52,960
Utica-Rome, NY $95,580
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,790
$70,260
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($66,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, OH $66,080
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,210
$64,645
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($88,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $88,780
$88,780
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $32,200
San German, PR $31,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,450
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,401
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina N/A
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($58,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,560
$58,560
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($82,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $82,300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,140
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,090
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,180
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,400
$61,513
Utah N/A
Virginia N/A
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $49,828. 

  Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.27    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Aquatic Instructor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Athletic Instructor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Education Programs Professional
  • Exercise Instructor
  • Exercise Science Instructor
  • Exercise Science Professor
  • Exercise Teacher
  • Fitness and Wellness Instructor
  • Fitness Instructor
  • Fitness Studies Teacher
  • Gymnasium Teacher
  • Health and Human Performance Professor
  • Health and Physical Education Instructor (HPE Instructor)
  • Health and Physical Education Professor (HPE Professor)
  • Health Professor
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • and Recreation Professor (HPER Professor)
  • Human Performance Professor
  • Instructor
  • Kinesiology Professor
  • Leisure Studies Professor
  • Physical Education Instructor (PE Instructor)
  • Physical Education Professor (PE Professor)
  • Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)
  • Physical Fitness Teacher
  • Professor
  • Recreation Professor
  • Recreation Teacher
  • Sports Management Professor
  • Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Wellness and Activities Instructor
  • Wellness Instructor
  • US Salary Median: $55,958
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 6-8 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,512 per year (or $17,836 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $58,048 to earn a doctorate (or $71,344 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($90,624 if you're in-state, $108,228 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($29,024 if you're in-state, $35,672 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Sports Studies Degrees

John F. Kennedy University

100 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill, CA

Out-of-state cost: $8,500/year
In-state cost: $8,500/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

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National University

11255 North Torrey Pines Road - La Jolla, CA

Out-of-state cost: $13,320/year
In-state cost: $13,320/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Oak Hills Christian College

1600 Oak Hills Rd SW - Bemidji, MN

Out-of-state cost: $17,334/year
In-state cost: $17,334/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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United States Sports Academy

One Academy Drive - Daphne, AL

Out-of-state cost: $17,424/year
In-state cost: $17,424/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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SUNY Cortland

Miller Building - Cortland, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,587/year
In-state cost: $8,677/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Mary

7500 University Dr - Bismarck, ND

Out-of-state cost: $19,730/year
In-state cost: $19,730/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Avila University

11901 Wornall Rd - Kansas City, MO

Out-of-state cost: $21,115/year
In-state cost: $21,115/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Grace College and Theological Seminary

200 Seminary Dr - Winona Lake, IN

Out-of-state cost: $23,304/year
In-state cost: $23,304/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Concordia University-Saint Paul

1282 Concordia Ave - Saint Paul, MN

Out-of-state cost: $23,400/year
In-state cost: $23,400/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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East Carolina University

East 5th Street - Greenville, NC

Out-of-state cost: $23,516/year
In-state cost: $7,239/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Lubbock Christian University

5601 19th Street - Lubbock, TX

Out-of-state cost: $24,260/year
In-state cost: $24,260/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Cumberland University

1 Cumberland Square - Lebanon, TN

Out-of-state cost: $25,386/year
In-state cost: $25,386/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Western Kentucky University

1906 College Heights Blvd - Bowling Green, KY

Out-of-state cost: $26,496/year
In-state cost: $10,802/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Huntington University

2303 College Ave - Huntington, IN

Out-of-state cost: $26,846/year
In-state cost: $26,846/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Northern Vermont University

337 College Hill - Johnson, VT

Out-of-state cost: $26,892/year
In-state cost: $12,804/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Hillsdale College

33 E College St - Hillsdale, MI

Out-of-state cost: $29,482/year
In-state cost: $29,482/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Bethel University

1001 Bethel Circle - Mishawaka, IN

Out-of-state cost: $29,790/year
In-state cost: $29,790/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Saint Mary

4100 S 4th St - Leavenworth, KS

Out-of-state cost: $30,800/year
In-state cost: $30,800/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Westminster College

501 Westminster Ave - Fulton, MO

Out-of-state cost: $30,880/year
In-state cost: $30,880/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Barry University

11300 NE 2nd Ave - Miami, FL

Out-of-state cost: $30,940/year
In-state cost: $30,940/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Sports Studies Degrees

Northwest Missouri State University

800 University Drive - Maryville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,673/year
In-state cost: $6,673/year
Degrees: Master's

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Minnesota State University-Mankato

South Rd And Ellis Ave - Mankato, MN

Out-of-state cost: $8,788/year
In-state cost: $8,788/year
Degrees: Master's

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Adams State University

208 Edgemont Blvd - Alamosa, CO

Out-of-state cost: $10,551/year
In-state cost: $10,551/year
Degrees: Master's

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Texas Southern University

3100 Cleburne St - Houston, TX

Out-of-state cost: $13,221/year
In-state cost: $6,091/year
Degrees: Master's

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Saybrook University

55 W Eureka Street - Pasadena, CA

Out-of-state cost: $25,206/year
In-state cost: $25,206/year
Degrees: Master's

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Ball State University

2000 University Ave - Muncie, IN

Out-of-state cost: $26,204/year
In-state cost: $9,990/year
Degrees: Master's

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Western Michigan University

1903 W Michigan Ave - Kalamazoo, MI

Out-of-state cost: $31,355/year
In-state cost: $17,283/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Kentucky

South Limestone - Lexington, KY

Out-of-state cost: $33,216/year
In-state cost: $13,538/year
Degrees: Master's

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Springfield College

263 Alden St - Springfield, MA

Out-of-state cost: $33,535/year
In-state cost: $33,535/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Adler University

17 North Dearborn Street - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $37,732/year
In-state cost: $37,732/year
Degrees: Master's

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