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2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

11 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 1,382 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree sports management students.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

Read full report on Sports Management at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Saint Paul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sports Management at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#3

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand View University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2019-2020.

Grand View University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand View University are $9,170, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Grand View University Sports Management Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Seward, Nebraska, and it awarded 14 masters’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree sports management students list, Concordia University, Nebraska has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650.

Read full report on Sports Management at Concordia University, Nebraska

#5

Baker University

Baldwin City, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker University landed the #5 spot on the list. Baldwin City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Baker not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baker University are $11,844.

Read more about Sports Management at Baker University

#6

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Missouri Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree sports management students list, MBU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBU are $10,256, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sports Management at Missouri Baptist University

#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Sports Management Report

#8

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

Upper Iowa University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 17 masters’s sports management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Upper Iowa University are $19,152.

Read full report on Sports Management at UIU

#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

University of Iowa ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa Sports Management Report

#10

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#11 in overall quality

Wichita State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s sports management degrees to qualified students.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.

Read more about Sports Management at WSU

#11

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Augustana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sports Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s sports management students in 2019-2020.

Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augustana University are $36,480, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Augustana Sioux Falls 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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