Which West Virginia kinesiology and exercise science program has the lowest debt?

American Public University System reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,312, with first-year pay of $51,381.

How much do kinesiology and exercise science graduates earn in West Virginia?

The median across 7 West Virginia kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's programs is $25,138 in the first year after graduating and $55,715 five years after.

How many kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's programs are in West Virginia?

7 West Virginia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

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

7 programs report first-year pay
7 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 West Virginia kinesiology and exercise science bachelor's program pays its graduates $25,138 in their first year, $5,348 less than the national median. American Public University System reports the highest first-year pay ($51,381), and American Public University System the lowest median debt ($19,312).

Median first-year pay$25,138National $30,486

Median pay after 5 years$55,715National $52,393

Median federal debt$25,000National $25,954

Debt-to-earnings110%National 80%

All 7 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	American Public University SystemCharles Town · private for-profit	$51,381	$55,115	$19,312	38%
2	Fairmont StateFairmont · public	$30,833	$46,014	$22,000	71%
3	WVUMorgantown · public	$30,145	$56,314	$25,000	83%
4	Glenville StateGlenville · public	$25,138	Not reported	$29,072	116%
5	West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannon · private nonprofit	$24,526	$59,412	$27,000	110%
6	West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty · public	$24,139	$48,007	$28,000	116%
7	Marshall UniversityHuntington · public	$20,682	$60,936	$24,000	116%

2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

American Public University System$51,381
Fairmont State$30,833
WVU$30,145
Glenville State$25,138
West Virginia Wesleyan College$24,526

Lowest median debt

American Public University System$19,312
Fairmont State$22,000
Marshall University$24,000
WVU$25,000
West Virginia Wesleyan College$27,000

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

$38,120

Median pay in West Virginia. 500 people work in this job in West Virginia. 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%: $22,290Top 10%: $55,180

Coaches and Scouts

$52,050

Median pay in West Virginia. 910 people work in this job in West Virginia. 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%: $31,040Top 10%: $101,530

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling

$47,310

Median pay in West Virginia. 100 people work in this job in West Virginia. 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%: $38,940Top 10%: $71,180

Athletic Trainers

$50,510

Median pay in West Virginia. 110 people work in this job in West Virginia. 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%: $41,020Top 10%: $72,800

Common questions

American Public University System in Charles Town reports the highest median first-year pay, $51,381. Its median federal debt is $19,312.

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 West Virginia 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