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.
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Institution Type: Public
Sports Management Accreditations: COSMA
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,352
Average Student Loans Awarded: $5,673
Total Programs in Sports Management (1)
1
Masters Program
Columbia, Missouri
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,561
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,052
Total Programs in Sports Management (1)
1
Bachelors Program
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditations: ACBSP
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,815
Average Student Loans Awarded: $8,063
Total Programs in Sports Management (2)
1
Bachelors Program
1
Masters Program
Winona Lake, Indiana
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $6,658
Average Student Loans Awarded: $7,069
Total Programs in Sports Management (1)
1
Masters Program
College Station, Texas
Institution Type: Public
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,064
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,641
Total Programs in Sports Management (1)
1
Masters Program
Alamosa, Colorado
Institution Type: Public
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,915
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,782
Total Programs in Sports Management (2)
1
Associate Program
1
Masters Program
Baldwin City, Kansas
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,253
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,794
Total Programs in Sports Management (1)
1
Masters Program
Jackson, Mississippi
Institution Type: Private Not-For-Profit
Sports Management Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,984
Average Student Loans Awarded: $6,198
Total Programs in Sports Management (3)
2
Masters Programs
1
Graduate Certificate Program