Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness programs in New Jersey
23 schools in New Jersey teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in New Jersey
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors in New Jersey earn a median of $59,870 a year across 11,350 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Coaches and Scouts | $76,700 | 5,670 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | $89,590 | 2,260 |
| Athletic Trainers | $76,210 | 890 |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | $65,900 | 520 |
| Athletes and Sports Competitors | $253,870 | 390 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Community College Paramus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Caldwell University Caldwell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Camden County College Blackwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Camden County College Blackwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| County College of Morris Randolph | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| County College of Morris Randolph | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Hudson County Community College Jersey City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Hudson County Community College Jersey City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Mercer County Community College West Windsor | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Middlesex College Edison | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Ocean County College Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Rowan University Glassboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Salem Community College Carneys Point | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Sussex County Community College Newton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Sussex County Community College Newton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Thomas Edison State University Trenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey Cranford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey Cranford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.