Central Connecticut State Kinesiology and Exercise Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
- Public university
- New Britain, CT
- About 47 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Central Connecticut State kinesiology and exercise science graduates earn more than graduates of most kinesiology and exercise science programs nationally, $35,701 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,954. It is one of the higher-paying kinesiology and exercise science degrees in Connecticut.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Connecticut and national columns are the medians across all kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Central Connecticut State graduates earn less than the national figure and about the same as the Connecticut median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Connecticut kinesiology and exercise science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Connecticut medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 33% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned about the same in their first year as other graduates. At this program, the outcome does not look worse for students with less money.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $276 a month, or 9.3% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
88% of graduates (36 of 41) were working in Connecticut one year after graduating. Prices in the Hartford area are about 3% above the national average, so a $35,701 salary here buys what about $34,747 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to kinesiology and exercise science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
$61,580Median pay in Connecticut. 2,850 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 68,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Coaches and Scouts
$54,790Median pay in Connecticut. 4,070 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 36,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
$78,010Median pay in Connecticut. 130 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Athletic Trainers
$69,960Median pay in Connecticut. 290 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About Central Connecticut State
Kinesiology and Exercise Science ranks 24th of 33 bachelor's programs at Central Connecticut State by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($83,012), Industrial Technology ($74,889), and Mechanical Engineering ($74,676).
Other kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's programs near New Britain
Common questions
The median graduate earns $35,701 one year after graduating and $47,615 five years after. The median across kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's programs in Connecticut is $31,089.
The median federal loan balance is $26,000, which ranks 3rd lowest of 5 kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's programs in Connecticut. That works out to about $276 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 73% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 80%.
Most do. 88% (36 of 41) were working in Connecticut one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Connecticut comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the kinesiology and exercise science program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024