Health and Physical Education/Fitness at Webber International University

Webber International's health and physical education program starts graduates about $10,000 behind Florida's top performers, landing below both state and national medians. With first-year earnings of $29,540, graduates trail the University of Florida's health education alumni by roughly $10,000 annually—a gap that persists even as Webber graduates see steady 23% earnings growth over four years.

The debt picture offers some relief: at $27,000, it's only slightly above the state median and ranks in the 5th percentile nationally for borrowing levels. This keeps the debt-to-earnings ratio under 1.0, meaning graduates owe less than their first year's salary. For a school serving predominantly Pell grant recipients (54% of students), that's a meaningful advantage—many programs serving similar populations saddle students with considerably more debt.

The fundamental challenge is that starting near $30,000 in a field where even strong programs rarely exceed $40,000 leaves little room to build financial security early in your career. If your student is passionate about physical education or fitness instruction and willing to accept modest earnings, the manageable debt makes this workable. But families banking on this degree as a path to financial independence should recognize that Webber's program delivers below-average outcomes in a field that already pays modestly—and Florida offers at least five programs that start graduates $6,000-$10,000 higher annually for similar debt levels.