2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 112 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$14,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Mesa University are $14,078.

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#2

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2019-2020.

Boise State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sports Management at Boise State

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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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