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2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
563 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 16,220 people earned their degree in sports management, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 718 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 563 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in sports management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sports management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sports management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 452 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Irvine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,121.

Full Concordia University, Irvine Sports Management Report

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710.

Full USFCA Sports Management Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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