Health sciences and kinesiology: every university, ranked by pay
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor's degree · Chapel Hill, North Carolina · 747 graduates in two years
What do UNC sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness graduates earn?
Median yearly pay of graduates who had federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Hidden where too few graduates to publish.
What does it take to get into UNC?
Admission is to the university, not the program, at most US schools.
How much does UNC cost?
Sticker price for a year, and what students actually paid after grants.
The cost by family income, debt and who finishes are on UNC's page.
What careers does Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness lead to?
Careers people reach through this field, each with its pay, training and what the work is like.
- Physical TherapistGet people moving again after injury, surgery or stroke. Seven years of school for a job that exists in every town.$103kTypical pay7 to 8 yearsTo qualifyVery highDemand
- KinesiologistUse movement as treatment. Test how a body handles effort, then build the program that gets it working again.$59kTypical pay4 to 6 yearsTo qualifyVery highDemand
- Occupational TherapistHelp people do the ordinary things again: dress, cook, write, drive, go back to work. Six years of school, a license, and work in almost every town.$100kTypical pay6 to 7 yearsTo qualifyVery highDemand
- AcupuncturistTreat pain and illness with needles at specific points on the body. A master's degree, a state license, and usually your own practice.$76kTypical pay5 to 8 yearsTo qualifyVery highDemand
- Addiction CounselorSit with people at the worst point of their lives and help them get out. You can start this one without a degree.$59kTypical pay1 to 6 yearsTo qualifyVery highDemand
- Allergist and ImmunologistThirteen years of training for one of the calmest schedules in medicine.$266kTypical pay13 to 14 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at other universities
The same program elsewhere, North Carolina first, then the best paid.
| University | Pay, five years out | Debt | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest UniversityNorth Carolina | $77,814 | $19,500 | 22% |
| Elon UniversityNorth Carolina | $76,674 | $19,500 | 66% |
| NC State UniversityNorth Carolina | $63,018 | $19,250 | 42% |
| Appalachian State UniversityNorth Carolina | $59,908 | $19,406 | 90% |
| East Carolina UniversityNorth Carolina | $50,414 | $20,500 | 89% |
| North Carolina A&T State UniversityNorth Carolina | $45,629 | $26,250 | 50% |
| Emory UniversityGeorgia | $94,407 | $12,250 | 11% |
| University of DelawareDelaware | $83,679 | $23,250 | 71% |
| Southern Methodist UniversityTexas | $83,115 | $17,750 | 63% |
| San José State UniversityCalifornia | $82,596 | $13,000 | 85% |
| Saint Louis UniversityMissouri | $82,115 | $24,473 | 75% |
| University of Massachusetts AmherstMassachusetts | $80,823 | $21,146 | 60% |
Where these numbers come from
College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Pay is the median for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
How every figure in this part of the site is sourced, and the check of every link.
Careerhelp is not affiliated with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Figures describe past students.