US College Programs

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

  • 6 programs report first-year pay
  • 6 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 Utah kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's program pays its graduates $31,409 in their first year, $923 more than the national median. Weber State reports the highest first-year pay ($39,059), and BYU the lowest median debt ($9,281).

Median first-year pay$31,409National $30,486
Median pay after 5 years$56,629National $52,393
Median federal debt$16,845National $25,954
Debt-to-earnings49%National 80%

All 6 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.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Weber State$39,059
  2. University of Utah$37,920
  3. Utah Valley University$31,905
  4. Utah Tech University$30,912
  5. Southern Utah University$30,092

Lowest median debt

  1. BYU$9,281
  2. Southern Utah University$14,352
  3. Utah Valley University$15,252
  4. Utah Tech University$18,437
  5. University of Utah$19,500

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. BYU37%
  2. Southern Utah University48%
  3. Utah Valley University48%
  4. Weber State50%
  5. University of Utah51%

"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

$44,800

Median pay in Utah. 6,830 people work in this job in Utah. 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%: $25,850Top 10%: $83,510

Coaches and Scouts

$45,680

Median pay in Utah. 2,940 people work in this job in Utah. 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%: $23,330Top 10%: $95,000

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling

$79,400

Median pay in Utah. 370 people work in this job in Utah. 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%: $44,210Top 10%: $140,780

Athletic Trainers

$65,980

Median pay in Utah. 340 people work in this job in Utah. 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%: $52,680Top 10%: $86,910

Common questions

Weber State in Ogden reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,059. Its median federal debt is $19,588.

Related pages

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 Utah 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

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024