by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Sports Management is the 48th most popular major in the country with 16,971 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 647 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 387 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree sports management students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roanoke College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia list. Located in Salem, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 170 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sports Management at James Madison University
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferrum College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ferrum, Virginia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Mennonite University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia list. Eastern Mennonite is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory and Henry College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Emory, Virginia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s sports management 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.
Averett University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. Danville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
University of Lynchburg came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s sports management 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hampton University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia ranking. Hampton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Shenandoah University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia list. Shenandoah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Old Dominion University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Liberty University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
Radford University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia ranking. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Bluefield College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Bluefield, Virginia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #13. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 86%.
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