2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 16,220 people earned their degree in sports management, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,585 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,153 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in sports management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sports management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sports management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Southwest Region
Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWOSU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $12,891 for Southwest 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 Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students per year to attend Texas Tech.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students list, Texas State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students per year to attend Texas State.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 155 students in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
Lamar University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
Lamar University also took the #11 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
Rogers State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Claremore, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2019-2020.
RSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rogers State University is $16,087 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
Lubbock Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. LCU is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
LCU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LCU is $24,128 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
With a ranking of #9, Southwestern Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Bethany, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $20,201 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students per year to attend Southwestern Christian University.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students per year to attend Texas A&M Commerce.
University of the Southwest ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2019-2020.
USW also made our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $20,850 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students per year to attend USW.
Southern Nazarene University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SNU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SNU is $18,147 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
TSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TSU is $19,430 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
With a ranking of #15, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students list, OC has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OC is $21,347 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
East Texas Baptist University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Texas Baptist University, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend East Texas Baptist University is $22,515 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UMHB is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belton, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
UMHB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMHB is $27,099 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 73 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students per year to attend UT Austin.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #19, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hardin - Simmons, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons University is $19,509 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
Oral Roberts University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $22,248 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
With a ranking of #21, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 191 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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With a ranking of #22, Schreiner University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Schreiner University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kerrville, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Schreiner University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Schreiner University is $22,370 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
Houston Baptist University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. HBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend HBU is $19,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
With a ranking of #24, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students per year to attend OBU.
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the Incarnate Word is $24,784 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sports Management students.
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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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