Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist — headline outcomes are in the stats below. Median in-state published tuition is about $10,104.
Key Statistics
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist: what the data shows
Common questions about kinesiotherapy/kinesiotherapist degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a kinesiotherapy/kinesiotherapist degree?
A Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist program is classified under NCES CIP 51.2311 in the Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions field family (51.23).
A program that prepares individuals, under the direction of physicians, to treat the effects of disease, injury, and congenital disorders through therapeutic exercise and education. Includes instruction in human anatomy, human physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, therapeutic exercise and adapted physical education, human growth and development, motor learning and performance, testing and measurement, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, psychology, rehabilitation procedures, patient assessment and management, and professional standards and ethics
IPEDS counted 36 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of kinesiotherapy/kinesiotherapist degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 51.23 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Animal-Assisted Therapy (CIP 51.2313)
- Art Therapy/Therapist (CIP 51.2301)
- Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering (CIP 51.2312)
- Dance Therapy/Therapist (CIP 51.2302)
- Drama Therapy/Therapist (CIP 51.2315)
- Horticulture Therapy/Therapist (CIP 51.2316)
- Music Therapy/Therapist (CIP 51.2305)
- Occupational Therapy (CIP 51.2306)
- Orthotist/Prosthetist (CIP 51.2307)
- Physical Therapy (CIP 51.2308)
- Play Therapy/Therapist (CIP 51.2317)
- Rehabilitation Science (CIP 51.2314)
- Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy (CIP 51.2309)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor (CIP 51.2310)
How long does it take to get a kinesiotherapy/kinesiotherapist degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 51.2311 in our file:
- 13 Associate (15.7% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 36 Bachelor's (43.4% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 34 Master's (41.0% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
Is a kinesiotherapy/kinesiotherapist degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions bachelor's program family: median debt $36,199, median earnings $55,792 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 1.05.
About 4.0% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $10,104 and median net price is $19,104.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$10,104 Median In-State Public
$40,370 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist majors are, on average, $10,104 for in-state public colleges, and $40,370 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 2 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 3 | University of Central Florida | FL | 59,146 |
| 4 | University of Central Florida | FL | 59,146 |
| 5 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | 45,638 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taft College | CA | $1,108 |
| 2 | Grossmont College | CA | $1,332 |
| 3 | City College of San Francisco | CA | $1,696 |
| 4 | Isothermal Community College | NC | $2,030 |
| 5 | Isothermal Community College | NC | $2,030 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Petersburg College | FL | $1,471 |
| 2 | Middlesex College | NJ | $2,288 |
| 3 | Taft College | CA | $2,823 |
| 4 | Moraine Valley Community College | IL | $2,829 |
| 5 | CUNY Hunter College | NY | $2,984 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist is in OH (35 completions). That state represents about 97.2% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is OH (0.03% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 35 | 97.2% | 0.03% |
| MA | 1 | 2.8% | 0.00% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 51.23 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- Animal-Assisted Therapy CIP 51.2313
- Art Therapy/Therapist CIP 51.2301
- Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering CIP 51.2312
- Dance Therapy/Therapist CIP 51.2302
- Drama Therapy/Therapist CIP 51.2315
- Horticulture Therapy/Therapist CIP 51.2316
- Music Therapy/Therapist CIP 51.2305
- Occupational Therapy CIP 51.2306
- Orthotist/Prosthetist CIP 51.2307
- Physical Therapy CIP 51.2308
- Play Therapy/Therapist CIP 51.2317
- Rehabilitation Science CIP 51.2314
- Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy CIP 51.2309
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor CIP 51.2310
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 51.2311 in the survey year used in our extract (83 total across levels below).
- 13 Associate (15.7% of IPEDS total)
- 36 Bachelor's (43.4% of IPEDS total)
- 34 Master's (41.0% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions CIP family (28 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist graduate.
- $36,199 median federal loan debt among completers
- $55,792 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 1.05 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 4.0% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$N/A Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist majors is $N/A.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist majors.
Occupations by Share
N/A 2023 Workforce
The number of Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist.
Age distribution for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
36 Total Degrees Awarded
18 Male (50.00%)
18 Female (50.00%)
Gender distribution of Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
21 White (58.33%)
4 Black or African American (11.11%)
3 Two or More Races (8.33%)
2 Hispanic or Latino (5.56%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist majors.
About
A program that prepares individuals, under the direction of physicians, to treat the effects of disease, injury, and congenital disorders through therapeutic exercise and education. Includes instruction in human anatomy, human physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, therapeutic exercise and adapted physical education, human growth and development, motor learning and performance, testing and measurement, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, psychology, rehabilitation procedures, patient assessment and management, and professional standards and ethics
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist.
CIP Code
51.2311 - Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $36,199 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $55,792, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 1.05. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist graduate.
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $10,104 in-state at public colleges and $40,370 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.