Education
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Median salary (BLS)
$77,270
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$45k – $135k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$44,900
~2 yrs to advance
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$77,270
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$106,080
Key skills
A typical day
- •Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- •Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- •Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as anatomy, therapeutic recreation, and conditioning theory.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.