2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Southeast Region
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Sports Management is the 49th most popular major in the country with 16,220 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 5,237 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,753 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 106 colleges that offer 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sports management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 55 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students list, American Military University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Out of the 106 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students list, GaSou has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
Out of the 106 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of the Cumberlands is $16,894 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students per year to attend Western Carolina University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabeth City State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. ECSU is a small school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Elizabeth City State University is $2,350 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students per year to attend A-State.
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University of Memphis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UofM is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
University of North Florida landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
UNF also took the #17 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Southern Mississippi came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
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Florida State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also took the #11 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Kennesaw State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
The University of West Florida landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 21 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWF, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
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With a ranking of #13, James Madison University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 128 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
JMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend James Madison University is $22,169 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Florida came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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With a ranking of #15, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Valley State University is $16,394 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
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Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Troy University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 74 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Troy University is $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
University of Georgia landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 114 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 89 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sports management students per year to attend NC State.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Mississippi College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students per year to attend Mississippi College.
With a ranking of #21, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Louisiana University is $12,171 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
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United States Sports Academy landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. The Academy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daphne, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
North Carolina A & T State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. NC A&T is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students per year to attend North Carolina A & T State University.
Morehead State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $12,421 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
Flagler College - St Augustine ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Flagler St. Augustine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Augustine, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $23,237 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students per year to attend Flagler College - St Augustine.
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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%.
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- *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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