Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness programs in New York
40 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $23,649 at Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences.
What this work pays in New York
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors in New York earn a median of $47,090 a year across 20,140 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 York |
|---|---|---|
| Coaches and Scouts | $59,920 | 11,220 |
| Athletic Trainers | $66,230 | 1,370 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | $98,390 | 1,330 |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | $80,190 | 670 |
| Exercise Physiologists | $59,940 | 360 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences New York | Associate's degree | — | $23,649 (24 grads) | 0 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | $15,552 (13 grads) | 36 |
| Focus Personal Training Institute New York | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 111 |
| Monroe University Bronx | Associate's degree | $13,625 | not published | 71 |
| CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Clinton Community College Plattsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Manhattanville University Purchase | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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.