by our College Data Analytics Team
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Sports Management is the 48th most popular major in the country with 16,971 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 452 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 248 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in sports management. That schools that top this list have a program in sports management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lincoln College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Greenville, Illinois, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quincy University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois. Quincy, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millikin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Decatur, Illinois, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
North Central College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Naperville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Bloomington, Illinois, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Sports Management at Illinois Wesleyan University
With a ranking of #8, Illinois College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois list. Illinois College is a small school located in Jacksonville, Illinois that handed out 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Judson University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois list. Judson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elgin, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Aurora University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Aurora, Illinois. It awarded 32 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eureka College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. Eureka College is located in Eureka, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, McKendree University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois list. McKendree University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lebanon, Illinois. It awarded 9 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Blackburn College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking. Blackburn is located in Carlinville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 32 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Sports Management Report
Concordia University, Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Concordia University, Chicago
Lewis University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking. Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Xavier University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking. Saint Xavier University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Olivet Nazarene University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 8 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Elmhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Elmhurst, Illinois, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Illinois University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sports Management at Eastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #21. NIU is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 17 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Columbia College Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sports Management at Columbia College Chicago
Lincoln Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Lincoln, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read full report on Sports Management at Lincoln Christian University
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