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2026 Highest Paid Health And Physical Education Grads in District of Columbia

[Health And Physical Education](/majors/parks-recreation-fitness/health-and-physical-education/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The schools below stand out for the salaries their health and physical education graduates go on to command.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where health and physical education graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Health And Physical Education Grads in District of Columbia

2026 Highest Paid Health And Physical Education Grads in District of Columbia

If you want to know which schools send health and physical education graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Health And Physical Education Graduates

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

$83,320 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in health and physical education, no school beat Georgetown University this year. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career health and physical education graduates from Georgetown University make a median of around $83,320 per year.

2

American University
Washington, DC

$58,019 Average Early-Career Salary

American University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying health and physical education schools. American University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. Health And Physical Education graduates of American University earn a median of about $58,019 a year early in their careers.

3

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

$47,055 Average Early-Career Salary

Gallaudet University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying health and physical education schools. Set in the city of Washington, Gallaudet University is a private not-for-profit institution. Health And Physical Education graduates of Gallaudet University earn a median of about $47,055 a year early in their careers.

4

Howard University
Washington, DC

$41,097 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in health and physical education will find them at Howard University, which ranked #4. Howard University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. Students who complete the health and physical education program here go on to a median salary of roughly $41,097.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries health and physical education graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.