A Sports Management degree helps you organize sports and co-ordinate different people and groups involved in sports. The main objective of a sports management course is to make you familiar with the in and out of a sports organization by teaching you various aspects of managing an organization such as business administration, finance, marketing, operations etc.
There are many accrediting agencies which accrediting colleges which provide this course. A few of the accrediting agencies are:
By taking up a course in sports management you can learn sports finance, sports marketing, and management, marketing principles, physical or biological science, etc.
An Associate’s degree in sports management is a two-year degree course which basically contains coursework. A minimum of 60-65 credit points is required to complete an associate degree in sports management.
A Bachelor’s degree in sports management may be of either three years or four years. The average credit points required to complete the course is 120-130. Apart from the syllabus set other electives courses and core courses are required for the students to complete the course.
Master’s degree in sports management can help you focus on a particular field in the sports industry. By taking up a master’s degree you can incorporate coursework, internship, etc. The minimum credit points required to complete the course is 30-40.
Taking a Doctorate degree in sports management helps you build skills for managing sports, athletic training, exercise physiology, health science, physical therapy, etc. It is the highest level of education that can be acquired in sports management. It takes around 40-90 credit hours and 4-5 years to complete the degree.
A student must have a minimum of 2.5 GPA in their high school diploma to get into a sports management course.
By taking up a course in sports management you become more flexible, learn time management, organize things, lead a team, etc.
Washington, District of Columbia
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $3,545
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,518
Total Programs in Sports Management (1)
1
Masters Program
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditations: ACBSP
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,521
Average Student Loans Awarded: $7,129
Total Programs in Sports Management (7)
5
Masters Programs
2
Bachelors Programs
State College, Pennsylvania
Institution Type: Public
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $7,212
Average Student Loans Awarded: $7,968
Total Programs in Sports Management (1)
1
Masters Program
Winter Park, Florida
Institution Type: Private For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $10,914
Average Student Loans Awarded: $14,194
Total Programs in Sports Management (2)
1
Masters Program
1
Bachelors Program
Tiffin, Ohio
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditations: ACBSP
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,991
Average Student Loans Awarded: $8,266
Total Programs in Sports Management (1)
1
Masters Program
Kirksville, Missouri
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Total Programs in Sports Management (1)
1
Doctorate Program
Garden City, New York
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $6,149
Average Student Loans Awarded: $8,907
Total Programs in Sports Management (3)
3
Masters Programs
Newton, Massachusetts
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,810
Average Student Loans Awarded: $8,779
Total Programs in Sports Management (5)
4
Masters Programs
1
Graduate Certificate Program