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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Sports Management is the 48th most popular major in the country with 16,971 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,774 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,169 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sports management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree sports management students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bacone College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region. Bacone College is located in Muskogee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schreiner University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region. Schreiner University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kerrville, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #4 spot on the list. ORU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 31 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rogers State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Claremore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 22 students 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%.
Oklahoma Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OC is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 13 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. SCU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 2 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 90%.
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With a ranking of #10, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 46 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 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Southern Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Sports Management at Southern Nazarene University
Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. OKWU or OWU is a small school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Lubbock Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sports management degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Dallas Baptist University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Southwest came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
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East Texas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 193 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sports management students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #22, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s sports management degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sports Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 72 bachelors’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
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