Kinesiotherapy

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2017

declining 4.85%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$6,958

growing 3.69%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$28,000

growing 4.99%

Average Wage

$75,291

growing 1.55%

People in Workforce

4.28M

growing 4.06%

Average Employee Age

42.8

declining 1.06%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Kinesiotherapy degree recipients are Bangor, ME, Pittsburgh, PA, and Charlotte, NC. The locations with a relatively high number of Kinesiotherapy degree recipients are Bangor, ME, Bridgewater, MA, and Charlotte, NC. The most common degree awarded to students studying Kinesiotherapy is a bachelors degree.

Health Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Kinesiotherapy and the types of students that study this field. Husson University awards the most degrees in Kinesiotherapy in the US, but Husson University and Shaw University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Kinesiotherapy.

Tuition costs for Kinesiotherapy majors are, on average, $6,958 for in-state public colleges, and $28,000 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Kinesiotherapy programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (5 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (59 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Kinesiotherapy

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Kinesiotherapy, is Public, 4-year or above (59 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Kinesiotherapy programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$6,958

Median In-State Public

$28,000

Median Out of State Private

Husson University has the most Kinesiotherapy degree recipients, with 29 degrees awarded in 2017.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Kinesiotherapy.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Kinesiotherapy programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Husson University and Shaw University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Kinesiotherapy, with 3.29% and 2.9%, respectively.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Kinesiotherapy

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Kinesiotherapy by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Kinesiotherapy.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Health majors is $75,291 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

The industry that employs the most Health majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Other information services, except libraries & archives, & internet publishing & broadcasting & web search portals.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

$75,291

Average Wage in Workforce

± $781

1.55%

1 Year Growth

± 1.46%

The average salary for Health majors is $75,291 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Health majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Occupations

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common occupations Health majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Health majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Health majors are Surgeons, Public relations specialists, and Podiatrists.

Occupations by Share

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4.28M

2018 Workforce

± 50,063

4.06%

1 Year Growth

± 1.61%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.06%, from 4.11M in 2017 to 4.28M in 2018.

The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (37.3%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.

Industries

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common industries that employ Health majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Elementary & secondary schools, and Outpatient care centers.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The highest paying industries of Health majors, by average wage, are Other information services, except libraries & archives, & internet publishing & broadcasting & web search portals, Household appliances & electrical & electronic goods merchant wholesalers, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

4.28M

2018 Workforce

± 50,063

4.06%

1 Year Growth

± 1.61%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.06%, from 4.11M in 2017 to 4.28M in 2018.

The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.

Specialty Locations

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PUMAS with a relatively high number of Health majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Health in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 42.8, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and White students earn the majority (75) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

42.8

Average Age in 2018

± 0.155 Years

1.06%

1 Year Change

± 0.52%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 30 years old, which represent 3.04% and 2.97% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Kinesiotherapy are Bachelors Degree, < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Masters Degree.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Health are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (72.4%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Kinesiotherapy.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
75 degrees awarded
Black or African American
13 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
5 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Kinesiotherapy for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
33 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded
White Male
9 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded
Black or African American Female
4 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Kinesiotherapy. White Female students, who earn most of the degree-grads_ethnicity_genders in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Kinesiotherapy is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Philippines
193,770 degree recipients
India
87,510 degree recipients
Mexico
32,095 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Cameroon
5.13 times more than expected
Philippines
5 times more than expected
Saudi Arabia
3.81 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Cameroon that hold Health degrees (5.13 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (193,770 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Kinesiotherapy field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Kinesiotherapy majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Kinesiotherapy majors need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Science, and Service Orientation.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Kinesiotherapy majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Technology Design is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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