Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness programs in Texas
46 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $16,663 at El Paso Community College.
What this work pays in Texas
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors in Texas earn a median of $40,880 a year across 19,260 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Coaches and Scouts | $36,510 | 15,300 |
| Athletic Trainers | $64,150 | 3,130 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | $78,500 | 2,880 |
| Athletes and Sports Competitors | $80,510 | 1,840 |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | $76,480 | 1,460 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | $16,663 (13 grads) | 70 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $9,750 | not published | 36 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 49 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Angelo State University San Angelo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 94 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Clarendon College Clarendon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Dallas Christian College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern Adventist University Keene | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Western Texas College Snyder | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | 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.