2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

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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 Illinois, there were 360 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in Illinois

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$9,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.

Read full report on Sports Management at Concordia University, Chicago

#2

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

WIU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sports Management at Western Illinois University

#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sports Management at Northern Illinois University

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 38 masters’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Read full report on Sports Management at Northwestern University

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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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