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Sports Management

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Sports management

Definition of a Sports Management Degree

 

A sports management degree prepares a student to work on the business end of sports. This may include working as the manager of a sports team or working in the front office of an organization. Sports management degrees are fairly new. Previously those working in sports management had MBAs or went to law school before starting their careers.

Digital media is a growing portion of sports management, as all major businesses are tapping in to digital marketing and social networking for branding purposes. 

 

Please note that there is a wide range of degree categories in Sports, ranging from education to medicine, psychology to media, entrepreneurship, event planning to clothing design, and well beyond, so choose your college according to what specifically you want to do in or with the industry.  So the SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology might be the perfect place to study for sport teams' clothing designs or material sciences involved or development, yet they would not be listed under sports management.

 

(See also Sports Management and-or Marketing)

 

A potentially helpful website:

http://sportsmanagementdegrees.net/

 

A good website:

http://www.nassm.org/Programs/AcademicPrograms

 

Their 2017 list of US Sports Management Programs:

Location SchoolBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral
Alabama   Alabama AandM University    
Alabama   Auburn University    
Alabama   Auburn University at Montgomery    
Alabama   Huntingdon College    
Alabama   Samford University - Brock School of Business    
Alabama   Troy University
Alabama   United States Sports Academy
Alabama   University of Alabama    
Alabama   University of North Alabama  
Alabama   University of South Alabama  
Arizona   Arizona State University  
Arizona   Grand Canyon University    
Arizona   Northcentral University    
Arizona   University of Arizona    
Arizona   University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program  
Arkansas   Arkansas State University  
Arkansas   Henderson State University    
Arkansas   University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Arkansas   University of Arkansas, Little Rock    
California   Azusa Pacific University    
California   Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo    
California   California Baptist University    
California   California State University, Fresno  
California   California State University, Long Beach    
California   California State University, Northridge  
California   California University of Management and Sciences  
California   Fresno Pacific University    
California   Hope International University    
California   Menlo College    
California   Pepperdine University    
California   Saint Marys College of California  
California   San Diego State University    
California   San Jose State University    
California   University of California, Los Angeles    
California   University of California, Riverside    
California   University of Pacific  
California   University of San Francisco    
California   Whittier College    
Colorado   Adams State University  
Colorado   Colorado Mesa University  
Colorado   Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs      
Colorado   Fort Lewis College    
Colorado   Johnson and Wales University    
Colorado   Metropolitan State University of Denver    
Colorado   University of Colorado Colorado Springs    
Colorado   University of Colorado Denver  
Colorado   University of Northern Colorado  
Colorado   Western State Colorado University    
Connecticut   Albertus Magnus College    
Connecticut   Eastern Connecticut State University    
Connecticut   Mitchell College    
Connecticut   Post University    
Connecticut   Sacred Heart University  
Connecticut   Southern Connecticut State University  
Connecticut   University of Connecticut
Connecticut   University of New Haven  
DC   American University    
DC   George Washington University  
DC   Georgetown University    
Delaware   Delaware State University  
Delaware   University of Delaware  
Delaware   Wilmington University    
Florida   Barry University  
Florida   Flagler College    
Florida   Florida AandM University    
Florida   Florida Atlantic University    
Florida   Florida International University  
Florida   Florida Southern College    
Florida   Florida State University
Florida   Full Sail University    
Florida   Jacksonville University  
Florida   Johnson and Wales University (Miami, FL)    
Florida   Keiser University - College of Golf    
Florida   Lynn University  
Florida   Northwood University    
Florida   Nova Southeastern University    
Florida   Saint Leo University  
Florida   Southeastern University  
Florida   St. Thomas University
Florida   Stetson University    
Florida   University of Central Florida  
Florida   University of Florida
Florida   University of Miami  
Florida   University of North Florida  
Florida   University of South Florida    
Florida   University of Tampa    
Florida   University of West Florida    
Florida   Warner University    
Florida   Webber International University  
Georgia   Berry College    
Georgia   Covenant College    
Georgia   Georgia Southern University  
Georgia   Georgia State University
Georgia   Kennesaw State University    
Georgia   Toccoa Falls College    
Georgia   University of Georgia
Georgia   University of West Georgia    
Idaho   Boise State University    
Idaho   Idaho State University  
Idaho   Lewis-Clark State College  
Illinois   Aurora University    
Illinois   Blackburn College    
Illinois   Bradley University    
Illinois   Columbia College Chicago    
Illinois   Concordia University Chicago
Illinois   DePaul University    
Illinois   Eastern Illinois University  
Illinois   Illinois State University    
Illinois   Judson University    
Illinois   Kendall College    
Illinois   Lewis University    
Illinois   Lincoln College    
Illinois   Loyola University Chicago  
Illinois   MacMurray College    
Illinois   McKendree University    
Illinois   Millikin University    
Illinois   North Central College    
Illinois   North Park University    
Illinois   Northern Illinois University    
Illinois   Northwestern University - School of Professional Studies    
Illinois   Olivet Nazarene University    
Illinois   Quincy University    
Illinois   Southern Illinois University, Carbondale    
Illinois   University of Illinois
Illinois   University of St. Francis    
Illinois   Western Illinois University    
Indiana   Ball State University  
Indiana   Butler University    
Indiana   Huntington University    
Indiana   Indiana Institute of Technology    
Indiana   Indiana State University  
Indiana   Indiana University
Indiana   Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis  
Indiana   Indiana Wesleyan University    
Indiana   Manchester University    
Indiana   Taylor University    
Indiana   Trine University    
Indiana   University of Evansville    
Indiana   University of Indianapolis  
Indiana   University of Southern Indiana    
Indiana   Valparaiso University  
Iowa   Ashford University    
Iowa   Buena Vista University    
Iowa   Clarke University    
Iowa   Graceland University - Iowa    
Iowa   Grand View University  
Iowa   Loras College    
Iowa   Simpson College    
Iowa   St. Ambrose University    
Iowa   University of Dubuque    
Iowa   University of Iowa  
Iowa   Upper Iowa University    
Iowa   William Penn University    
Kansas   Baker University    
Kansas   Bethany College    
Kansas   Central Christian College    
Kansas   MidAmerica Nazarene University    
Kansas   Sterling College    
Kansas   University of Kansas
Kansas   University of Saint Mary    
Kansas   Washburn University    
Kansas   Wichita State University  
Kentucky   Campbellsville University    
Kentucky   Eastern Kentucky University  
Kentucky   Kentucky Wesleyan College    
Kentucky   Midway College  
Kentucky   Morehead State University  
Kentucky   Northern Kentucky University    
Kentucky   Union College    
Kentucky   University of Kentucky    
Kentucky   University of Louisville
Kentucky   Western Kentucky University  
Louisiana   Grambling State University  
Louisiana   Louisiana State University
Louisiana   Northwestern State University    
Louisiana   University of Louisiana, Lafayette    
Maine   Husson University    
Maine   Thomas College  
Maine   University of New England    
Maine   University of Southern Maine    
Maryland   Bowie State University    
Maryland   Coppin State University    
Maryland   Mount St. Marys University  
Maryland   Towson University    
Maryland   University of Maryland    
Massachusetts   American International College    
Massachusetts   Anna Maria College    
Massachusetts   Dean College    
Massachusetts   Elms College    
Massachusetts   Endicott College    
Massachusetts   Lasell College  
Massachusetts   Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts    
Massachusetts   Merrimack College    
Massachusetts   Mount IDA College  
Massachusetts   Newbury College    
Massachusetts   Nichols College    
Massachusetts   Northeastern University    
Massachusetts   Regis College    
Massachusetts   Salem State University    
Massachusetts   Springfield College  
Massachusetts   University of Massachusetts
Massachusetts   Western New England University  
Michigan   Adrian College  
Michigan   Aquinas College    
Michigan   Central Michigan University  
Michigan   Davenport University    
Michigan   Eastern Michigan University  
Michigan   Grand Valley State University    
Michigan   Madonna University    
Michigan   Michigan State University    
Michigan   Siena Heights University    
Michigan   University of Michigan
Michigan   Wayne State University    
Michigan   Western Michigan University  
Minnesota   Bemidji State University    
Minnesota   Concordia University Saint Paul  
Minnesota   Crown College    
Minnesota   Minnesota State University, Mankato  
Minnesota   Oak Hills Christian College    
Minnesota   Saint Marys University of Minnesota    
Minnesota   St. Cloud State University  
Minnesota   University of Minnesota
Minnesota   University of Minnesota Crookston    
Minnesota   University of Minnesota Morris    
Minnesota   Winona State University    
Mississippi   Belhaven University  
Mississippi   Mississippi State University  
Mississippi   University of Southern Mississippi  
Missouri   Central Methodist University    
Missouri   Culver-Stockton College    
Missouri   Evangel University    
Missouri   Fontbonne University    
Missouri   Graceland University - Missouri    
Missouri   Lindenwood University  
Missouri   Maryville University  
Missouri   Missouri Baptist University  
Missouri   Missouri State University  
Missouri   Southeast Missouri State University  
Missouri   St. Louis University - John Cook School of Business    
Missouri   University of Central Missouri  
Missouri   University of Missouri    
Missouri   Washington University in St. Louis      
Missouri   William Woods University    
Montana   Montana State University, Billings    
Nebraska   Bellevue University    
Nebraska   Concordia University, Nebraska    
Nebraska   Nebraska Wesleyan University    
Nebraska   University of Nebraska - Lincoln    
Nebraska   University of Nebraska, Kearney  
Nebraska   Wayne State College  
New Hampshire   Colby-Sawyer College    
New Hampshire   Daniel Webster College    
New Hampshire   Franklin Pierce University    
New Hampshire   New England College    
New Hampshire   Plymouth State University    
New Hampshire   Southern New Hampshire University  
New Hampshire   University of New Hampshire  
New Jersey   Centenary College    
New Jersey   Fairleigh Dickinson University  
New Jersey   Montclair State University  
New Jersey   Rider University    
New Jersey   Rutgers University  
New Jersey   Saint Peters University    
New Jersey   Seton Hall University  
New Jersey   William Paterson University    
New Mexico   Eastern New Mexico University    
New Mexico   University of New Mexico  
New York   Adelphi University    
New York   Alfred State - SUNY College of Technology    
New York   Brooklyn College    
New York   Canisius College    
New York   Cazenovia College    
New York   College at Brockport, State University of New York  
New York   College of Saint Rose    
New York   Columbia University    
New York   Daemen College    
New York   Dowling College  
New York   Farmingdale State College    
New York   Hofstra University    
New York   Ithaca College  
New York   Keuka College    
New York   Long Island University    
New York   Manhattanville College  
New York   Medaille College    
New York   Mercy College    
New York   Niagara University  
New York   NYU School of Professional Studies Tisch Institute for Sports Management, Media, and Business    
New York   St. John Fisher College    
New York   St. Johns University  
New York   St. Thomas Aquinas College    
New York   State University of New York, Canton    
New York   SUNY at Fredonia    
New York   SUNY Cortland  
New York   Syracuse University David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics  
North Carolina   Barton College    
North Carolina   Belmont Abbey College    
North Carolina   Campbell University    
North Carolina   Chowan University    
North Carolina   East Carolina University  
North Carolina   Elizabeth City State University    
North Carolina   Elon University    
North Carolina   Gardner-Webb University    
North Carolina   Greensboro College    
North Carolina   Guilford College    
North Carolina   High Point University    
North Carolina   Johnson and Wales University (Charlotte)    
North Carolina   Johnson C. Smith University    
North Carolina   Lees-McRae College    
North Carolina   Lenoir-Rhyne University    
North Carolina   Livingstone College    
North Carolina   Meredith College    
North Carolina   Methodist University    
North Carolina   North Carolina AandT University  
North Carolina   North Carolina Central University    
North Carolina   North Carolina State University  
North Carolina   Pfeiffer University    
North Carolina   Queens University of Charlotte    
North Carolina   University of North Carolina  
North Carolina   Western Carolina University  
North Carolina   Wingate University  
North Carolina   Winston-Salem State University    
North Dakota   North Dakota State University    
North Dakota   University of Mary    
Ohio   Ashland University  
Ohio   Baldwin-Wallace College    
Ohio   Bowling Green State University  
Ohio   Cedarville University    
Ohio   Cleveland State University  
Ohio   College of Mount St. Joseph    
Ohio   Defiance College  
Ohio   Kent State University  
Ohio   Malone University    
Ohio   Marietta College    
Ohio   Miami University of Ohio    
Ohio   Mount Vernon Nazarene University    
Ohio   Ohio Dominican University  
Ohio   Ohio Northern University    
Ohio   Ohio University  
Ohio   Otterbein University    
Ohio   Shawnee State University    
Ohio   The Ohio State University
Ohio   The University of Akron  
Ohio   Tiffin University  
Ohio   University of Cincinnati  
Ohio   University of Dayton    
Ohio   University of Findlay    
Ohio   University of Mount Union    
Ohio   Wittenberg University    
Ohio   Wright State University    
Ohio   Xavier University  
Oklahoma   Bacone College    
Oklahoma   East Central University    
Oklahoma   Oklahoma State University    
Oklahoma   Oral Roberts University    
Oklahoma   Rogers State University    
Oklahoma   Southern Nazarene University  
Oklahoma   Southwestern Christian University    
Oklahoma   Southwestern Oklahoma State University    
Oklahoma   University of Oklahoma - Price College of Business    
Oregon   Oregon State University    
Oregon   Sports Management Worldwide
Oregon   University of Oregon  
Oregon   University of Western States    
Oregon   Warner Pacific College    
Pennsylvania   Alvernia University    
Pennsylvania   Arcadia University    
Pennsylvania   California University of Pennsylvania  
Pennsylvania   Delaware Valley College    
Pennsylvania   DeSales University    
Pennsylvania   Drexel University  
Pennsylvania   Duquesne University    
Pennsylvania   East Stroudsburg University  
Pennsylvania   Gannon University    
Pennsylvania   Holy Family University    
Pennsylvania   Indiana University of Pennsylvania    
Pennsylvania   Keystone College  
Pennsylvania   Kutztown University    
Pennsylvania   Lancaster Bible College    
Pennsylvania   Lock Haven University  
Pennsylvania   Messiah College    
Pennsylvania   Millersville University    
Pennsylvania   Misericordia University    
Pennsylvania   Neumann University  
Pennsylvania   Penn State University
Pennsylvania   Point Park University    
Pennsylvania   Robert Morris University  
Pennsylvania   Saint Josephs University    
Pennsylvania   Seton Hill University    
Pennsylvania   Slippery Rock University  
Pennsylvania   Temple Universitys School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
Pennsylvania   University of Pittsburgh, Bradford    
Pennsylvania   Villanova University    
Pennsylvania   Widener University    
Pennsylvania   Wilkes University    
Pennsylvania   York College of Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island   Johnson and Wales University (Providence)  
South Carolina   Claflin University    
South Carolina   Clemson University    
South Carolina   Coastal Carolina University  
South Carolina   Coker College  
South Carolina   Erskine College    
South Carolina   Limestone College    
South Carolina   Newberry College    
South Carolina   North Greenville University    
South Carolina   Southern Wesleyan University    
South Carolina   The Citadel  
South Carolina   University of South Carolina
South Carolina   Winthrop University    
South Dakota   Dakota Wesleyan University    
South Dakota   Northern State University    
South Dakota   South Dakota State University  
South Dakota   University of South Dakota  
Tennessee   Belmont University    
Tennessee   Carson–Newman University    
Tennessee   Christian Brothers University    
Tennessee   Cumberland University  
Tennessee   East Tennessee State University  
Tennessee   Lipscomb University    
Tennessee   Martin Methodist College    
Tennessee   Middle Tennessee State University  
Tennessee   Southern Adventist University    
Tennessee   Tennessee State University    
Tennessee   Tennessee Tech University    
Tennessee   Tusculum College    
Tennessee   Union University  
Tennessee   University of Memphis  
Tennessee   University of Tennessee
Tennessee   University of Tennessee, Chattanooga    
Tennessee   University of Tennessee, Martin    
Texas   Baylor University  
Texas   Concordia University Texas    
Texas   Dallas Baptist University  
Texas   Howard Payne University  
Texas   Lubbock Christian University    
Texas   Midwestern State University    
Texas   Rice University    
Texas   Sam Houston State University    
Texas   Schreiner University    
Texas   Southern Methodist University  
Texas   Stephen F. Austin State University    
Texas   Texas AandM University
Texas   Texas AandM University, Commerce  
Texas   Texas AandM University, Corpus Christi  
Texas   Texas AandM University, Kingsville  
Texas   Texas Tech University  
Texas   Texas Womans University  
Texas   University of Houston
Texas   University of Incarnate Word    
Texas   University of Mary Hardin-Baylor    
Texas   University of North Texas  
Texas   University of Texas
Utah   University of Utah    
Vermont   Castleton State College    
Vermont   College of St. Joseph    
Vermont   Johnson State College    
Virginia   American Military University  
Virginia   Bluefield College    
Virginia   George Mason University  
Virginia   Hampton University    
Virginia   James Madison University  
Virginia   Liberty University  
Virginia   Liberty University Online    
Virginia   Lynchburg College    
Virginia   Old Dominion University
Virginia   Shenandoah University    
Virginia   Virginia Commonwealth University  
Virginia   Virginia State University    
Washington   Central Washington University    
Washington   Eastern Washington University    
Washington   Gonzaga University   
Washington   Seattle University    
Washington   University of Washington    
Washington   Washington State University  
West Virginia   American Public University  
West Virginia   Davis and Elkins College    
West Virginia   Glenville State College    
West Virginia   Marshall University  
West Virginia   Shepherd University  
West Virginia   University of Charleston - School of Business and Leadership    
West Virginia   West Liberty University     
West Virginia   West Virginia University  
Wisconsin   Cardinal Stritch University  
Wisconsin   Concordia University Wisconsin    
Wisconsin   Marian University    
Wisconsin   Marquette University    
Wisconsin   Marquette University Law School    
Wisconsin   University of Wisconsin-La Crosse    
Wisconsin   University of Wisconsin-Parkside  
Wisconsin   Viterbo University    

 

 

Schools to research (see our disclaimer, and always check with the schools themselves)

 

Arizona State University

Auburn

Belmont Abbey College

Cazenovia College

Central Florida

Clemson

College of Charleston

Columbia College Chicago (IL)

Delaware

Denver

Dowling College

East Carolina

Elon

Flager

Florida State

Forida

Grand Canyon University

Guilford

High Point

Indiana

Ithaca College

Johnson & Wales University

LaRoche College

Lynchburg

Lynn

Marquette

Menlo College (CA)

Miami (FL)

Miami (OH)

Michigan

Mount St. Mary's

NC State

Niagara University

NYU

Ohio University

Old Dominion

OSU

Richmond

Rutgers

Seton Hall

Shepherd University

Springfield College, MA

Stetson

Syracuse

TCU

Temple

Tennessee

Texas A & M

Texas Christian University

Towson

U Mass at Amherst

U. of Georgia

U. of Kansas

U. of Oregon

U. of South Carolina

U. of Tampa

UNC

UNC/Wilmington

Valparaiso University (IN)

West Virginia University

Western Carolina

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