Kinesiology Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2023-2024. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

    Doctoral degree, Post-doctoral training

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 50,760
    • High salary: 169,560
    • Average salary: 83460
    Rising Job Growth $ 83,460 Average Salary $50,760 $169,560
  • Clinical Neuropsychologists

    Post-doctoral training

    • Job growth: Stable
    • Low salary: 51,410
    • High salary: 163,570
    • Average salary: 117580
    Stable Job Growth $ 117,580 Average Salary $51,410 $163,570
  • Coaches and Scouts

    Bachelor's degree, Master's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 27,490
    • High salary: 93,980
    • Average salary: 45920
    Rising Job Growth $ 45,920 Average Salary $27,490 $93,980

All Careers in Kinesiology (7)

Clinical NeuropsychologistsPost-doctoral trainingStable117,580
NeuropsychologistsPost-doctoral training, Doctoral degreeStable117,580
Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral degree, Post-doctoral trainingRising100,590
Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degree, Post-doctoral trainingRising83,460
Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degree, Post-doctoral trainingStable80,330
Exercise PhysiologistsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising58,160
Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising45,920

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills necessary to understand and analyze knowledge specific to kinesiology.
  2. Exhibit knowledge of the skiletal and neuromuscular structures of the human body.
  3. Demonstrate oral and written communication that meets appropriate professional and scientific standards in kinesiology.
  4. Perform basic motor skills and apply a variety of concepts, theories, and methods common to kinesiology to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
  5. Apply and access universal risk management tools used to promote safe practices in physical activity.