Which New York kinesiology and exercise science program has the lowest debt?

Queens College reports the lowest median federal debt, $5,500, with first-year pay of $16,236.

How much do kinesiology and exercise science graduates earn in New York?

The median across 18 New York kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's programs is $27,413 in the first year after graduating and $57,349 five years after.

Kinesiology and Exercise Science (Bachelor's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's programs are in New York?

18 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

18 programs report first-year pay
17 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's program pays its graduates $27,413 in their first year, $3,073 less than the national median. St. John Fisher University reports the highest first-year pay ($36,273), and Queens College the lowest median debt ($5,500).

Median first-year pay$27,413National $30,486

Median pay after 5 years$57,349National $52,393

Median federal debt$25,681National $25,954

Debt-to-earnings91%National 80%

All 18 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	St. John Fisher UniversityRochester · private nonprofit	$36,273	$56,147	$23,364	64%
2	SUNY OneontaOneonta · public	$36,119	Not reported	$22,600	63%
3	Syracuse UniversitySyracuse · private nonprofit	$34,821	$69,954	$27,000	78%
4	SUNY FredoniaFredonia · public	$31,013	$49,403	$26,000	84%
5	Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale · public	$29,717	$57,536	$18,500	62%
6	Lehman CollegeBronx · public	$29,538	Not reported	$10,861	37%
7	SUNY CortlandCortland · public	$28,289	$61,501	$25,681	91%
8	St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure · private nonprofit	$27,885	$53,591	$27,000	97%
9	St. John's UniversityQueens · private nonprofit	$27,534	$52,794	$25,748	94%
10	Monroe UniversityBronx · private for-profit	$27,291	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
11	Canisius UniversityBuffalo · private nonprofit	$26,254	$57,161	$27,000	103%
12	SUNY BrockportBrockport · public	$26,253	$49,733	$26,753	102%
13	Manhattanville UniversityPurchase · private nonprofit	$25,592	$58,182	$26,000	102%
14	Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn · public	$25,101	$67,383	$13,629	54%
15	Adelphi UniversityGarden City · private nonprofit	$25,041	$66,684	$26,000	104%
16	Long Island UniversityBrookville · private nonprofit	$24,096	$47,889	$25,000	104%
17	Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry · private nonprofit	$23,094	Not reported	$25,520	111%
18	Queens CollegeQueens · public	$16,236	$49,077	$5,500	34%

Monroe University reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York kinesiology and exercise science program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 17 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$47,090

Median pay in New York. 20,140 people work in this job in New York. 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.

Bottom 10%: $34,300Top 10%: $105,700

Coaches and Scouts

$59,920

Median pay in New York. 11,220 people work in this job in New York. 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.

Bottom 10%: $34,890Top 10%: $104,000

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling

$98,390

Median pay in New York. 1,330 people work in this job in New York. 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.

Bottom 10%: $60,780Top 10%: $141,810

Athletic Trainers

$66,230

Median pay in New York. 1,370 people work in this job in New York. 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.

Bottom 10%: $49,990Top 10%: $101,840

Common questions

St. John Fisher University in Rochester reports the highest median first-year pay, $36,273. Its median federal debt is $23,364.

Kinesiology and Exercise Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked524 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024